Common painkiller may drop blood pressure in ICU patients
NCT ID NCT06430697
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether paracetamol, a common pain and fever medicine, can cause a significant drop in blood pressure in intensive care patients. Researchers will monitor 200 adults in the ICU who receive paracetamol either by IV or by mouth. The goal is to find out how often this happens and what factors might increase the risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- paracetamol
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help doctors use paracetamol more safely in intensive care by identifying who is at risk for low blood pressure.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures a possible side effect and won't test a new therapy or cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: Inclusion: * 18 years of age or older * Patient with arterial catheter * Indication of paracetamol's administration by the patient's attending practitioner. * No opposition to patient or support person participation in the study if the patient is unable to participate ExclusionCriteria: * No Social Security Patient * Pregnant or nursing patient. * Patient with a legal protection measure * Hypersensitivity and/or allergy to paracetamol. * Contraindication to the use of paracetamol. * Patient opposition to health data collection.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de NICE ARCHET
RECRUITINGNice, 06000, France
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