Preanalgesic Effect of Gabapentin in Total Knee Repair

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00279487

Run by

Texas Health Resources

People needed

24

Expected to finish

2007-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• Age < 18 years old

Where it is running

• Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas — Dallas, Texas, United States

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