Analgetic and Anxiolytic Effect of Preoperative Pregabalin

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of oral pregabalin 150 mg as premedication reduces the amount and degree of postoperative pain.

Furthermore the purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of oral pregabalin 150 mg as premedication reduces anxiety prior to anaesthesia in these patients.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Asker & Baerum Hospital
• Treatments: Anti-Anxiety Agents; Morphine; Pregabalin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of disc prolapse

• Age 18+

• ASA (American Association in Anesthesiology) I-III

• written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age < 18

• ASA > III

• liver failure

• renal failure

• allergic reaction against gabapentin and/or pregabalin

• pregnancy