Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00957177
Analgetic Effect of Preoperative Pregabalin in Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy
Effect of Preoperative Pregabalin Administration on the Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Pregabalin 300mg or placebo are administered 1 hour preoperatively in patients undergoing elective nephrectomy. Postoperatively, patients receive a patient controlled analgesia device for self delivering opioids. Morphine consumption in the first 48 hours is documented. Hyperalgesia is measured by von-Frey-Filaments.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Pregabalin | 300mg pregabalin orally 1 hour before operation |
| DRUG | Placebo | Placebo |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-12-01
- Completion
- 2010-12-01
- First posted
- 2009-08-12
- Last updated
- 2011-05-27
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Austria
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00957177. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.