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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN63614165
ISRCTN63614165
Active, not recruiting
Phase 4

Effectiveness, cost effectiveness and safety of gabapentin versus placebo as an adjunct to multimodal pain regimens in surgical patients: A placebo controlled randomised controlled trial with blinding (The GAP study)

niversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust0 sites1,196 target enrollmentJune 5, 2017

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Pain management after surgery
Sponsor
niversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Enrollment
1196
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33444208/ protocol (added 15/01/2021)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 5, 2017
End Date
January 31, 2023
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Current inclusion criteria as of 18/01/2019:
  • 1\. Over 18 years of age
  • 2\. Undergoing non\-emergency surgery:
  • 2\.1\. Cardiac (surgery on the heart and great vessels carried out via midline sternotomy)
  • 2\.2\. Thoracic surgery (open or minimal access surgery on the lungs and surrounding tissues)
  • 2\.3\. Abdominal (open or minimal access surgery within the abdominal cavity)
  • 3\. Expected to stay in hospital at least until day 2 after surgery (day 0 is day of surgery)
  • 4\. Expected to be able to swallow during the time of the study intervention
  • Previous inclusion criteria:
  • 1\. Over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

  • Current exclusion criteria as of 18/01/2019:
  • 1\. Taking anti\-epileptic medication(s)
  • 2\. Allergy to gabapentin
  • 3\. Already taking gabapentin or gabapentanoids
  • 4\. Rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose galactose malabsorption
  • 5\. Planned epidural analgesia
  • 6\. Intended use of any gabapentanoids in the peri\-operative analgesic protocol other than the study medication (this includes but is not restricted to: pregabalin, enacarbil gabapentin, 4\-methylpregabalin and phenibut)
  • 7\. Known renal impairment (for such patients, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
  • 8\. Weight \<50kg
  • 9\. Inability to provide written informed consent to participate in the trial

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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