Trial | NCT00279487  Report issue

Official Title

Preanalgesic Effect of Gabapentin in Total Knee Repair

  • Phase

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Indication/Condition

    Pain

  • Intervention/Treatment

    gabapentin ...

  • Study Participants

    24
The purpose of this study is to determine whether gabapentin, as a one time administration prior to a total knee replacement procedure, has opioid sparing effects and a reduction in pain scores.
Study Started
Jan 16
2006
Study Completion
Aug 31
2007
Last Update
Oct 26
2016
Estimate

Drug Gabapentin

Drug Placebos

Arm 1 Active Comparator

Patients will receive 1200mg gabapentin 1-2 hours prior to surgery.

Arm 2 Placebo Comparator

Patients will receive placebo 1-2 hours prior to surgery.

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients undergoing total knee replacement who received pain management by the following modality:

Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) opioid
Local femoral nerve block with 1.5% mepivacaine 20 ml and 0.5% ropivacaine 20 ml

Exclusion Criteria:

Age < 18 years old
No Results Posted