Pre-emptive Paracetamol for Prevention of Intraoperative Shoulder Tip Pain

Pre-emptive Intravenous Paracetamol for Prevention of Intraoperative Shoulder Tip Pain in Patients Undergoing Caesarean Section: A Randomized Double Blind Controlled Clinical Trial.

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04038307

Enrollment

120

Registered

2019-07-30

Start date

2019-08-01

Completion date

2020-02-01

Last updated

2020-01-27

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Conditions

Cesarean Section

Keywords

shoulder tip pain

Brief summary

the aim is to determine the efficacy of Paracetamol in reducing the incidence and severity of intraoperative shoulder pain in patients undergoing cesarean section.

Detailed description

pregnant females scheduled for cesarean section under spinal anesthesia will be enrolled . two groups of patents will be recruited . the study group will receive paracetamol pre operative .

Interventions

DRUGparacetamol

1gm

DRUGSaline Solution

100ml

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy pregnant women (ASA II) having singleton pregnancy at term (≤ 37 weeks of gestation) aged between 18 and 40 years.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients having allergy to study drug, * gestational diabetes * cardiovascular or biliary disorders * asthma * renal impairment * preeclampsia * any chronic pain condition or trauma in the shoulder, forearms or upper limbs * patients with any contraindication to SA were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
incidence shoulder tip pain	intraoperative	presence of shoulder tip pain

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
numerical rating scale	intraoperative	severity of shoulder tip pain (0-10) where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain ever

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026