Could a common painkiller help preterm Babies' hearts?
NCT ID NCT04459117
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether giving acetaminophen (a common pain and fever medicine) to extremely preterm babies within the first 12 hours after birth can help close a blood vessel in the heart that normally closes on its own. The trial involved 804 babies born between 23 and 28 weeks of pregnancy across Europe. Researchers checked if the medicine improved survival without severe health problems like lung, gut, or brain damage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
Active substance
acetaminophen
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a safer way to treat a common heart problem in preterm infants, potentially reducing severe lung, gut, or brain complications.
What could go wrong
This is an early-to-mid-stage trial, so results may not confirm benefit. Acetaminophen may not close the duct effectively in all babies, and side effects like liver strain are possible.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria delle Marche
Ancona, 60126, Italy
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Bács Kiskun COUNTY HOSPITAL
Kecskemét, H6000, Hungary
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CENTRE hospitalier intercommunal de Creteil
Paris, France
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CHRU de Tours
Tours, France
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CHU Angers
Angers, France
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CHU Nantes, Hopital mére Enfant
Nantes, France
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CHU Rennes, Hopital Sud
Rennes, France
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CHU Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre
Strasbourg, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège
Liège, Belgium
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Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Toulouse
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, EPE -Hospital Santa Maria
Lisbon, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Porto, EPE - Centro Materno Infantil do Norte
Porto, Portugal
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Cork University Hospital
Cork, T12 DC4A, Ireland
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East Tallinn Central Hospital
Tallinn, Estonia
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Helsinki University Hospital, Department of Children and Adolecents, Neonatology
Helsinki, Finland
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Hopital Cochin, Service de Médecine et Réanimation néonatales de Port-Royal
Paris, France
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Hopital Jeanne de Flandre
Lille, 59037, France
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Hopital Robert Debré, Néonatologie
Paris, France
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Hopital Universitaire de Geneve (HUG) - Hopital des enfants
Geneva, Switzerland
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Hospice civils de Lyon, Hopital Femme Enfant
Lyon, France
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Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Département de Pédiatrie Néonatale et Réanimation Pédiatrique
Montpellier, France
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Hôpital Croix-Rousse
Lyon, 69317, France
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Hôpital Marseille Nord
Marseille, 13015, France
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Hôpital Necker - Enfants malades
Paris, 75015, France
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Hôpital de la conception
Marseille, France
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Karolinska University Hospital
Solna, 171 64, Sweden
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Kuopio University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
Kuopio, Finland
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Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, 0424, Norway
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Oulu University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
Oulu, Finland
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Tallinn Children's Hospital
Tallinn, Estonia
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Tampere University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
Tampere, Finland
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Tartu University Hospital, Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
Tartu, Estonia
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The Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University hospital
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Turku University Hospital, Department of Peadiatrics
Turku, Finland
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University Children's Hospital Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
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University Hospital of Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland