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NCT number NCT03473093
Other study ID # pain in multiple fracture ribs
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Early Phase 1
First received March 8, 2018
Last updated March 21, 2018
Start date March 2018
Est. completion date April 2019

Study information

Verified date March 2018
Source Assiut University
Contact khaled mohamad morsy, PhD
Phone 01090477966
Email khaledmorsy@gmail.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Determine the effect of using oral pregabalin on the analgesic effects of IV infusion of morphine in patients with multiple fracture ribs.


Description:

Blunt chest trauma accounts for a significant proportion of debilitating and life-threatening injuries. Rib fractures are notoriously painful and can lead to prolonged hospitalization,contribute to the development of pneumonia and respiratory failure, and delay outpatient recovery significantly.Flail chest, along with chest wall deformity, the most severe of chest wall injuries, is associated with significant acute morbidity and mortality.Flail chest injury has been associated with a high mortality rates historically and up to 16 % more recently. In-patients with physiologic flail visibly apparent paradoxical chest wall motion leads to inefficient respiratory effort and compression of the lung and diminishes the negative intra thoracic pressure essential for the passive movement of air into the bronchial tree. Atelectasis leads to increased lung resistance and decreased compliance, making the work of breathing much more difficult. Loss of the ability to generate negative intra thoracic pressure with breathing also impairs venous return, a passive process dependent on the negative intra thoracic pressure generated with each breath. In patients without a visible flail segment, i.e., an anatomic or radiologic flail,the physiologic derangements can be similarly destructive.There is mounting evidence that a patient's perception of pain in the early post-injury period is associated with chronic pain development . A recent prospective study of rib fracture patients found that pain and disability at 8 weeks post injury could be predicted by the pain intensity within the first few days after injury . Interestingly, the number of fractures and the bilaterality of fractures were not predictive. Thus, pain management in the early post-injury setting is likely paramount to obtaining a more favorable recovery. Opioids, are traditional first-line therapy for acute rib fracture pain. But because of chronic misuse potential and central desensitization concerns, pain researchers and clinicians are increasingly recommending that opioids be used only in combination with other analgesic modalities such acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication(NSAID), the anticonvulsants gabapentin and pregabalin,and the topical lidocaine patch


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 80
Est. completion date April 2019
Est. primary completion date March 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 50 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients above 18 years old

- ASA [1] and ASA [2]

- mentally competent and able to give consent for enrollment in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient coma scale less than 10

- Impaired kidney functions

- Chronic pain syndromes and patients with chronic opioid use

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Pregabalin 150mg
One group will receive oral pregabalin with morphine infusion
Morphine
One group will receive morphine infusion 20 microgram/kg/h

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Assiut University

References & Publications (3)

Cannon RM, Smith JW, Franklin GA, Harbrecht BG, Miller FB, Richardson JD. Flail chest injury: are we making any progress? Am Surg. 2012 Apr;78(4):398-402. — View Citation

Jensen MP, Karoly P, Braver S. The measurement of clinical pain intensity: a comparison of six methods. Pain. 1986 Oct;27(1):117-26. — View Citation

Katz J, Jackson M, Kavanagh BP, Sandler AN. Acute pain after thoracic surgery predicts long-term post-thoracotomy pain. Clin J Pain. 1996 Mar;12(1):50-5. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary decrease pain measured by visual analogue score ranged from 0 to 10 with higher numbers are worse than lower numbers one week
Secondary I.C.U stay time decrease time one week
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