Combination of Preoperative Gabapentin and TAP Blocks in Decreasing Postoperative Pain

Withdrawn before enrolling · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Postoperative Pain

In brief

There is an increasing trend on decreasing narcotic use and maximizing efficiency in the perioperative care. There are no studies that have compared a TAP block versus a TAP block plus gabapentin for laparoscopic procures.This study will investigate if taking gabapentin and receiving a TAP block decrease post-operative morphine consumption. It will be a randomized controlled, double blind study, with 130 patients between 18-60 years; that will undergo laparoscopic GYN procedures. Secondary outcomes will look at the incidence of nausea, vomiting, and VAS (verbal analog scale) scores. This combination may be helpful because gabapentin will be used to decrease visceral and central pain, and TAP block will decrease somatic pain. Performing a multimodal approach may decrease narcotic consumption, adverse effects and improve pain management.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02927405

Run by

State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

People needed

0

Starts

2020-03-04

Expected to finish

2020-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• female
• receiving laparoscopic GYN procedure
• between 18-60

You may not qualify if…

• are already taking gabapentin
• have diabetic neuropathy
• have a chronic pain syndrome
• take opioids at home
• are pregnant
• have kidney disease
• have an allergy to morphine

Where it is running

• SUNY Downstate Medical Center — Brooklyn, New York, United States

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