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PREemptive Analgesia With preGABAlin in HEART Surgery

Phase 2
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Drug: Placebo oral tablet
Registration Number
NCT04173390
Lead Sponsor
InCor Heart Institute
Brief Summary

BACKGROUND: Postoperative pain after cardiac surgery has high incidence and is associated with worse morbidity. Pregabalin is a new antiepileptic drug used in patients with chronic pain and has been studied even more in postoperative. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate whether preemptive pregabalin use compared with placebo decreases pain perception in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in the first 24 hours and 2 months after hospital discharge; evaluate analgesic consumption in the immediate postoperative period; evaluate differences in blood gas parameters between groups; evaluate anesthetic recovery by QoR-40; assess incidence of serious adverse events (reintubation and mental confusion); incidence of delirium through the CAM-ICU questionnaire; assess adverse drug events (nausea, vomiting, pharmacodermia, allergic reactions). METHOD: Randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. EXPECTED RESULTS: Postoperative pain control with a drug that could cause fewer side effects, may lead to faster clinical improvement, fewer medications and fewer procedures, and lower healthcare costs with a decrease in intensive care unit (ICU) stay.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
230
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients who will undergo median sternotomy due to the need for cardiac surgery (valvular or myocardial revascularization);
  • Patients between 18 and 70 years old;
  • Patients able to swallow tablets and agree to participate in this clinical trial.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with chronic renal failure with creatinine clearance less than or equal to 30 mL/min;
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to pregabalin;
  • Hemodynamically unstable patients using vasoactive drugs the day before surgery;
  • Unconscious and/or sedated patients, or without cognitive discernment to use the visual analog scale;
  • Patients previously submitted to sternotomy; emergency surgery;
  • Patients with neurological diseases; anticonvulsant drug users.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
placeboPlacebo oral tablet-
pregabalinPregabalin 150mg-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain perception in visual analog scale (0 means no pain and 10 is the most severe pain) at 72 hour post operative72 hours post operative
Analgesic opioids consumption at 72 hours post operative72 hours post operative
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain perception in visual analog scale (0 means no pain and 10 is the most severe pain) and analgesic opioids consumption at month 2 post operativeMonth 2 post operative
Partial pressure of oxygen in millimeter of mercury (mmHg)03 hours, 06 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours post operative
Incidence of delirium by Confusion Assessed Method fo the Intensive Care Unity (CAM-ICU)24 hour post operative
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse drug events (nausea, vomiting, pharmacodermia, allergic reactions) assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0)72 hour post operative
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide in millimeter of mercury (mmHg)03 hours, 06 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours post operative
Arterial blood potential of hydrogen (pH)03 hours, 06 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours post operative
Oxygen saturation in percentage (%)03 hours, 06 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours post operative
Anesthetic recovery by Quality of Recovery 40-item questionnaire (QoR-40 - 40 items questionnaire each item ranging from 1 to 5 being 1 very poor and 5 excellent)24 hour post operative
Incidence of serious adverse events (reintubation, infection, bleeding, AKI)72 hour post operative

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Clínica Dom Rodrigo

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João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

Hospital João XXIII

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Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

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