A Single Preoperative Dose of Gabapentin to Decreases Postoperative Pain in Ambulatory Anal Surgeries

Minia University

Status and phase: Completed; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Pain, Postoperative

Treatments: Drug: Gabapentin

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05533684

343-2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

Single dose 600 mg gabapentin will be given preoperatively in anal surgeries

Full description

Patients will be grouped into 2 groups of 25 patients each, the first group will receive 600 mg of gabapentin one hour before surgery and the second group will receive a placebo tablet. pain scores will be measured postoperatively

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. ASA physical status I or II
2. Aged from 18 to 65 years
3. Scheduled for anal surgeries at Minya University Hospital

Exclusion criteria

1. Presence of contraindications to neuraxial anesthesia
2. Presence of history of central nervous system or mental disorders, epilepsy, chronic pain, or drug abuse.
3. The use of neuropathic analgesic or antiepileptic drugs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

postoperative pain

No Intervention group

Description:

Measuring postoperative pain using the visual analogue scale

total analgesic consumption

Other group

Description:

Recording the total amount of analgesia consumed by the patients

Treatment:

Drug: Gabapentin