Acetaminophen Before Vaccines for Infants Study (AVIS)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether giving acetaminophen (the medicine in Tylenol) for routine infant vaccinations is helpful in preventing fever or other symptoms.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Group Health Cooperative; Kaiser Permanente
• Collaborator: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Polystyrene sulfonic acid; Vaccines

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Child is a current Group Health enrollee.

2. Child will be seen at a Group Health clinic for a Well Child visit that is expected to include 2 or more vaccines after 6 wks and before 10 months of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. If child was born at less than 36 weeks of gestation, the child is not eligible until 4 months of age or older.

2. If the child's birth weight was less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams), the child is not eligible until 4 months of age or older.