Preanalgesic Effect of Gabapentin in Total Knee Repair

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether gabapentin, as a one time administration prior to a total knee replacement procedure, has opioid sparing effects and a reduction in pain scores.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Texas Health Resources
• Treatments: Gabapentin; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing total knee replacement who received pain management by the following modality:

• Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) opioid

• Local femoral nerve block with 1.5% mepivacaine 20 ml and 0.5% ropivacaine 20 ml

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age < 18 years old