Post-Operative Pain Scores and Analgesic Requirements After Elective Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

An Investigation of Post-Operative Pain Scores and Analgesic Requirements After Ambulatory Inguinal Herniorrhaphy With Pre-Operative Gabapentin Therapy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00735124
• Other study ID #: 14002
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• First received: August 13, 2008
• Last updated: April 26, 2017
• Start date: November 6, 2008
• Est. completion date: September 2009

Study information

• Verified date: April 2017
• Source: University of Oklahoma
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study will investigate the effects of single dose pre-operative oral dose of gabapentin (1200) on post -operative pain scores and oral analgesic requirements.

Description:

The study will benefit patients in reducing post-operative pain scores as well as reduction in oral analgesic consumption. Gabapentin has been shown to reduce post operative pain pain scores in breast surgery, hysterectomy , spinal surgery, orthopedic and thyroid surgery

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 5
• Est. completion date: September 2009
• Est. primary completion date: September 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects having elective surgery with open unilateral Inguinal herniorraphy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non elective surgery

• Patients currently on gabapentin therapy

• Patient hypersensitive to gabapentin surgery

• History of alcohol or drug abuse

• Patients who are pregnant or who are nursing

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Analgesia
• Hernia, Inguinal
• Pain
• Pain, Postoperative

Intervention

Drug:
• Gabapentin
1200 mg single dose gabapentin

Other:
• placebo
Injection of placebo/sham

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	OUHSC	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Oklahoma

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Post operative pain is reduced when single pre-operative oral dose of Gabapentine is given to the patient before the Inguinal Herniorrhaphy	Post operative pain is reduced when single pre-operative oral dose of	1yrs
Secondary	The post operative analgesia requirement is also reduced	The post operative analgesia requirement is also reduced	1yrs