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Preoperative Acetaminophen and Carbohydrate Loading

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03131713

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Official title

Impact of Preoperative Acetaminophen and Carbohydrate Loading to on Pain and Functional Status in Patients Undergoing Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Non-melanoma Skin Cancers

Brief summary

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The study's goal is to assess impact of preoperative acetaminophen and oral carbohydrate drinks on pain and functional status experienced by patients undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery for non-melanoma skin cancers. Patients are randomly assigned to receive standard of care or preoperative acetaminophen 1000 mg and Gatorade sports drinks 2 packets before surgery. Patients are then asked to rate their level of pain, anxiety, thirst, hunger, fatigue on a scale of 0-100 on day of surgery before surgery has started, after clearance of skin cancer, and at the end of the visit. Patients are contacted by phone 48 hours after their surgery to assess their maximum level of post-operative pain (rated from 0-100), usage of over the counter or prescribed pain medications, and presence of complications e.g. bleeding, infection, dehiscence. Differences in perioperative functional status and pain medication usage are compared between patients in control and intervention groups.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03131713
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Tufts Medical Center
Other
Enrollment
101 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jun 30, 2016
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2017
Completion
Dec 30, 2017
Last update posted
Oct 6, 2019

2016 – 2017

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Tufts Dermatology Boston Massachusetts 02111

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