Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Acetaminophen

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2020-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Subcutaneous perfusion is an underused technique, the effectiveness of which has been demonstrated.

A number of drugs of different therapeutic classes, including morphine, have a good level of scientific evidence for use by this route.

Subcutaneous Acetaminophen injection is being used in some medical centers, mainly in Europe, despite the lack of definite evidence on its efficacy.

This study aims to quantify the degree of effectiveness of subcutaneous Acetaminophen infusions for pain or fever in Geriatrics and Palliative Care, as well as determining its safety.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Saint-Joseph University
• Treatments: Acetaminophen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients seen by the Palliative Care Consultation Team, patients admitted in the Palliative Care Unit, or Geriatric patients (patients aged 65 and older) in participating centers in Lebanon

• Presence of pain or fever necessitating the administration of Paracetamol

• Absence of an Intravenous Line