Common painkiller may weaken Aspirin's heart attack protection
NCT ID NCT00646906
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether taking acetaminophen (like Tylenol) can reduce aspirin's ability to prevent heart attacks. Researchers gave 55 healthy adults and smokers both drugs in different orders to see if timing matters. The goal was to understand if acetaminophen interferes with aspirin's blood-thinning effects, which could affect how people with heart disease or arthritis manage their medications.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
55 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Jun 2004
- Finished
-
Jan 2012
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 to 55 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 - 55 * Subjects recruited for the "non-smoker group" must be in good health as based on medical history, physical examination, vital signs, and laboratory tests. * Subjects recruited for the "smokers group" will be chronic smokers of at least 4 years duration, but no longer than 20 years duration, who smoke 11-20 cigarettes per day. Smokers must be otherwise healthy as described above. * Female subjects of child bearing potential must be using a medically acceptable method of contraception (oral contraception, depo-provera injection, intrauterine device, condom with spermicide, diaphragm, cervical cap, progestin implant, abstinence, tubal ligation, oophorectomy, TAH) throughout the entire study period. All female subjects must consent to a urine pregnancy test at screening and just prior to the start of each treatment phase of the study, which must be negative at all time points. * Subjects must be within 30% of their ideal body weight. Exclusion Criteria: * Female subjects who are pregnant or nursing a child. * Subjects, who have received an experimental drug, used an experimental medical device within 30 days prior to screening, or who gave a blood donation of ≥ one pint within 8 weeks prior to screening. * Subjects with any coagulation, bleeding or blood disorders. * Subjects who are sensitive or allergic to acetaminophen and/or aspirin, as well as any of their components. * Subjects with documented history of any gastrointestinal disorders, including bleeding ulcers. * Subjects with any evidence of cancer. * Subjects with a history of heart disease, including myocardial infarction, angina, coronary artery disease, any evidence of coronary artery stenosis, arrhythmias, heart failure, having had a coronary intervention or significant irregularities in the EKG. * Subjects with history of peripheral artery disease (claudication, bypass surgery or stent placement in extremity.) * Subjects with a history of stroke or transitory ischemic attacks. * Subjects with renal, hepatic, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, hematopoietic or neurological disorder. * Subjects with a history of liver disease or abnormal liver function tests (\>2x upper limit normal). * Subjects with any abnormal laboratory value or physical finding that according to the investigator may interfere with interpretation of the study results, be indicative of an underlying disease state, or compromise the safety of a potential subject. * Subjects who have had a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the last 6 months.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Arthritis are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Scientists probe why rheumatic pain feels different for everyone
- A blood test at 50 could flag your risk of five diseases. can an app stop them?
- Pharmacist and coach team takes aim at blood pressure after stroke
- Broken heart syndrome: is it as deadly as a heart attack?
- Fat graft may mend heart scars after a heart attack
- A simple breath test after a heart attack could prevent dangerous bleeding