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
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Completed
First Posted
: July 30, 2007
Last Update Posted
: August 11, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pain, Postoperative | Drug: Paracetamol (acetaminophen) Drug: Paracetamol 1% solution Drug: 0.9% sodium chloride solution | Phase 3 |
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 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Test drug |
Drug: Paracetamol 1% solution
Four 100 mL, 15 min IV infusions at six hour intervals
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Active Comparator: Reference drug |
Drug: Paracetamol (acetaminophen)
Four 100 mL, 15 min IV infusions at six hour intervals
Other Name: Perfalgan
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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
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- 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 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00508495
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 |
Study Director: | Keyvan Tadjalli Mehr, MD, MSc | Baxter Deutschland GmbH |
Responsible Party: | Keyvan Tadjalli Mehr, MD, MSc/Medical Director, Baxter Deutschland GmbH |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00508495 History of Changes |
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:
Pain, Postoperative Pain Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Postoperative Complications Pathologic Processes Signs and Symptoms Pharmaceutical Solutions |
Acetaminophen Analgesics Analgesics, Non-Narcotic Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Antipyretics |