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Pregabalin Compared to Gabapentin for Pain Control in Lumbar Disc Surgery

NCT02120703 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 78

Last updated 2014-04-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Pregabalin is claimed to have superior analgesic effect at lower doses and better pharmacological profile as compared to gabapentin esp. in perioperative pain control after major surgeries like intervertebral disc surgery.

The investigators found that pregabalin is equivalent to gabapentin for relief of post-operative pain at a lower dose in patients undergoing intervertebral disc surgery.

Conditions

  • Intervertebral Disc Prolapse

Interventions

DRUG

Pregabalin

Pregablin 75 mg per oral two times a day

DRUG

Gabapentin

Gabapentin 200 mg twice daily per oral

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aga Khan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mohsin Qadeer, FCPS · The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-10-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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