Common painkiller may cause dangerous blood pressure drop in emergency surgery
NCT ID NCT07466108
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving paracetamol through a vein during emergency belly surgery causes a drop in blood pressure. Researchers will monitor 90 adults having this surgery to see how their blood pressure changes. The goal is to help doctors choose safer pain relief options for critically ill patients.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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21 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients, ASA I-III undergoing emergency laparotomy Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cardiac morbidities (impaired contractility with ejection fraction \< 40%, heart block, arrhythmias, tight valvular lesions) * Hemodynamically unstable patients (defined as patients with MAP \< 65 mmHg or need vasopressor to maintain MAP\>65 mmHg). * Patients with high shock index (heart rate / systolic blood pressure \>1) * Pregnant or lactating women, * Allergy of any of the study drugs
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo University
RECRUITINGCairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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