NCT07169006

The Effect of Preoperative Gabapentin on Postoperative Pain Control and Analgesic Requirements Following Bariatric Surgery

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 102 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The importance of bariatric anesthesia and analgesia research cannot be ignored as it can inform and improve the perioperative protocols for other patients with morbid obesity irrespective of the surgical procedures they are undergoing

Detailed description

Among various postoperative complications, pain is the main adverse event experienced by patients. Good control of postoperative pain is an important factor for reducing early postoperative complications such as pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, ileus, and respiratory infections, and for decreasing length of stay, lowering costs, and increasing patient satisfaction

Conditions

• Bariatric Surgery Analgesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Group 1	Will receive a single dose of gabapentin 300 mg preoperatively before standard general anesthesia
DRUG	Group 2	will receive a placebo before standard general anesthesia

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-01
• Primary completion: 2026-06-20
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2025-09-11
• Last updated: 2025-09-11