NCT00735124

Post-Operative Pain Scores and Analgesic Requirements After Elective Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

An Investigation of Post-Operative Pain Scores and Analgesic Requirements After Ambulatory Inguinal Herniorrhaphy With Pre-Operative Gabapentin Therapy

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 5 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Oklahoma · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study will investigate the effects of single dose pre-operative oral dose of gabapentin (1200) on post -operative pain scores and oral analgesic requirements.

Detailed description

The study will benefit patients in reducing post-operative pain scores as well as reduction in oral analgesic consumption. Gabapentin has been shown to reduce post operative pain pain scores in breast surgery, hysterectomy , spinal surgery, orthopedic and thyroid surgery

Conditions

• Pain
• Analgesia
• Hernia, Inguinal

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Gabapentin	1200 mg single dose gabapentin
OTHER	placebo	Injection of placebo/sham

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-06
• Primary completion: 2009-09-01
• Completion: 2009-09-01
• First posted: 2008-08-14
• Last updated: 2017-04-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States