Role of Pregabalin in Treatment of Post-Op Pain in Fracture Patients

Completed · Early Phase 1 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Post-operative Pain

In brief

This is a randomized, prospective, double-blind pilot study designed to evaluate the potential effectiveness of pregabalin in post-operative pain management for patients who have sustained a fracture.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00583869

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

86

Starts

2007-05-01

Expected to finish

2009-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-07

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• fractures requiring operative treatment during a single operative episode
• Adult patients between the ages of 19 and 70

You may not qualify if…

• prior medical history of narcotic abuse or narcotic use within 2 weeks of injury (except those given in hospital)
• contraindications to pregabalin or narcotic analgesics
• significant closed head injury
• psychiatric illness requiring medical treatment
• surgery for other injuries (splenectomy, etc)
• history of seizures requiring current anticonvulsant therapy
• inability or unwillingness to give informed consent

Where it is running

• The University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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