NCT01441531

Efficacy of Gabapentin in Prevention of Tourniquet Pain and Hypertension

Efficacy of Gabapentin in Prevention of Tourniquet Pain and Hypertension During Orif of Tibia Fracture Under General Anesthesia

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to find out if taking a dose of gabapentin 600 mg by mouth (po) before surgery will help prevent the development of tourniquet pain and hypertension while the tourniquet is inflated during orif of tibia fracture.

Conditions

• Tourniquet-induced Pain
• Tourniquet-induced Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	gabapentin 600 mg po	Given one hour before surgery
DRUG	Placebo pill given one hour before surgery	Placebo pill given

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-06-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2011-09-27
• Last updated: 2015-03-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States