Status:
COMPLETED
Analgesic Effects of Gabapentin After Scoliosis Surgery in Children
Lead Sponsor:
The Hospital for Sick Children
Conditions:
Scoliosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-17 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this study is to determine whether the use of gabapentin will improve postoperative analgesia and reduce opioid consumption and side effects in children undergoing corrective spinal...
Detailed Description
Surgical correction of scoliosis involves major orthopedic surgery, and can lead to severe acute postoperative pain and persistent neuropathic pain. The mainstays of treating postoperative pain are ac...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 10 - 17 years of age
- scheduled for elective surgical correction of scoliosis
- able to operate a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump
Exclusion
- unable to cooperate
- unable to operate the PCA pump
- unable to rate pain
- have a known allergy or sensitivity to gabapentin or morphine
- have a history of chronic pain or daily analgesic use
- have taken acetaminophen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, or an antacid within a 24-hour period prior to surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00684112
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
February 1 2010
Last Update
September 18 2018
Active Locations (1)
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8