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Preoperative Gabapentin/Postoperative Gabapentin for Postoperative Pain

Phase 4

Waitlist Available

Led By Douglass S Hale, MD

Research Sponsored by Indiana University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up length of postoperative hospital stay (typically less than 48 hours)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare the effectiveness of preoperative gabapentin to preoperative and postoperative gabapentin for pain relief in patients undergoing surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.

Eligible Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ length of postoperative hospital stay (typically less than 48 hours)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~length of postoperative hospital stay (typically less than 48 hours)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and length of postoperative hospital stay (typically less than 48 hours) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Opioid Prescription at Discharge

Secondary outcome measures

Inpatient Morphine Milligram Equivalents

Inpatient Pain Scores

Length of Stay

+3 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: Preoperative Gabapentin/Postoperative GabapentinActive Control1 Intervention

Group II: Preoperative Gabapentin/Postoperative PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Indiana UniversityLead Sponsor

980 Previous Clinical Trials

982,850 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Postoperative Pain

1,770 Patients Enrolled for Postoperative Pain

Douglass S Hale, MDPrincipal InvestigatorIndiana University School of Medicine

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How efficacious is the Preoperative-Postoperative Gabapentin regimen for patients?

"Safety ratings for preoperative and postoperative gabapentin both yielded a score of 3 due to their status as phase 4 treatments, which means they are approved by the regulatory body."

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What is the maximum capacity of participants for this experiment?

"Affirmative, clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this investigation is open for recruitment and was first posted on July 27th 2021 before its most recent update on August 8th 2022. Approximately 130 individuals are required to join the trial from a single medical facility."

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Is this research endeavor currently recruiting participants?

"Confirmed. Clinical trials hosted on clinicaltrials.gov states that this research is currently recruiting patients; the investigation was first posted in July 27th 2021 and last modified in August 8th 2022. For completion, 130 people are needed from a single clinic location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Effect of Perioperative Gabapentin on Postoperative Opioid Requirements

Douglass Hale 2021. "Effect of Perioperative Gabapentin on Postoperative Opioid Requirements". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05494385.