Swiss Multi-centre, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial of Pregabalin for Prevention of Persistent Pain in High Risk Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery

NCT03216187 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2025-10-07

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Summary

This study will test the benefits and risks of using pregabalin perioperatively to prevent persistent postoperative pain in patients at high risk (\>30%) of developing such pain after breast cancer surgery.

Conditions

  • Persistent Postoperative Pain

Interventions

DRUG

Pregabalin

pregabalin 150 mg capsules

DRUG

Placebos

capsules identical to pregabalin but without active drug

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Geneva

    collaborator OTHER
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    collaborator OTHER
  • Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

    collaborator OTHER
  • Benno Rehberg-Klug

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Benno Rehberg-Klug, MD · HUG

  • Marc Suter, MD · CHUV

  • Ulrike Stamer, MD · Inselspital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-09
Primary Completion
2024-06-11
Completion
2024-11-29

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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