# Can Acetaminophen Given 1-2 Hours to Children Before Ear Tube Surgery Reduce Agitation After Anesthesia?

> **NCT01737593** · PHASE4 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University of California, Los Angeles** · enrollment: 108 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Emergence Agitation
- Pain

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Acetaminophen

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01737593
- **Lead sponsor:** University of California, Los Angeles
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2012-11
- **Primary completion:** 2014-04
- **Final completion:** 2014-04
- **Target enrollment:** 108 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Interim analysis revealed a negative effect.
- **Last updated:** 2016-10-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01737593

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01737593, "Can Acetaminophen Given 1-2 Hours to Children Before Ear Tube Surgery Reduce Agitation After Anesthesia?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01737593. Licensed CC0.

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