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Analgesic Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Two Paracetamol-Containing Solutions in Post-Surgical Hip Replacement Pain

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00508495
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 30, 2007
Last Update Posted : August 11, 2011
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
MDS Pharma Services
Information provided by:
Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The aim of the study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy, safety and local tolerability of two different paracetamol-containing solutions in postoperative total hip replacement. They will be compared to placebo (a dummy treatment which contains no active ingredient).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Pain, Postoperative Drug: Paracetamol (acetaminophen) Drug: Paracetamol 1% solution Drug: 0.9% sodium chloride solution Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 148 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Single-Dose Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Two Paracetamol 1%-Containing Solutions and Placebo in a Post-Surgical Total Hip Replacement Model
Study Start Date : August 2007
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 2008
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2008

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MedlinePlus related topics: Hip Replacement

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Test drug Drug: Paracetamol 1% solution
Four 100 mL, 15 min IV infusions at six hour intervals
Active Comparator: Reference drug Drug: Paracetamol (acetaminophen)
Four 100 mL, 15 min IV infusions at six hour intervals
Other Name: Perfalgan
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Drug: 0.9% sodium chloride solution
Four 100 mL, 15 min IV infusions at six hour intervals
Other Name: Normal saline solution


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Amount of PCA-administered morphine consumed during first six hours of study drug treatment [ Time Frame: 6 hours from first (of four) study drug doses ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ASA I, II or III and scheduled for elective total hip replacement, using a standard approach and a cemented implant.
  • Moderate or severe pain within 4 hours after stopping the PCA in the morning of the first post-operative day.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Another acute or chronic painful physical condition
  • Use of any other analgesics (within 24 hours), sedatives, or narcotic drugs as well as microsomal enzyme inducers
  • Inability to use and understand Visual Analog Scale and Verbal Rating Score
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00508495


Locations
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Hungary
Semmelweis Egyetem Ortopédiai Klinika
Budapest, Hungary
Réthy Pál Kórház-Rendelőintézet
Békéscsaba, Hungary
Esztergom Város Önkormányzat Vaszary Kolos Kórháza
Esztergom, Hungary
Petz Aladár Megyei Oktató Kórház
Győr, Hungary
Bács-Kiskun Megyei Önkormányzat Kórháza
Kecskemet, Hungary
SZTE ÁOK Ortopédiai Klinika
Szeged, Hungary
Fejér Megyei Szent György Kórház
Szekesfehervar, Hungary
Tolna Megyei Önkormányzat Balassa János Kórháza
Szekszárd, Hungary
Sponsors and Collaborators
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
MDS Pharma Services
Investigators
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Study Director: Keyvan Tadjalli Mehr, MD, MSc Baxter Deutschland GmbH
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Responsible Party: Keyvan Tadjalli Mehr, MD, MSc/Medical Director, Baxter Deutschland GmbH
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00508495    
Other Study ID Numbers: R-01270-A016
EudraCT 2006-004075-36
First Posted: July 30, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 11, 2011
Last Verified: August 2011
Keywords provided by Baxter Healthcare Corporation:
pain, postoperative
replacement, total hip
total hip replacement
arthroplasty, replacement, hip
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Pain, Postoperative
Postoperative Complications
Pathologic Processes
Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Acetaminophen
 Pharmaceutical Solutions
Analgesics
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antipyretics