Baclofen Versus Gabapentin in Preventing Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2024-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the possible efficacy of baclofen and gabapentin on postoperative pain in patient with morbid obesity who will undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tanta University
• Treatments: Baclofen; Gabapentin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• - Age between 18-60 years old.

• Both male and female patients will be included.

• Morbidly obese patients scheduled for sleeve gastrectomy with BMI ≥35 kg/m2 with the presence of comorbidity such as hypertension, arthritis, and diabetes.

• Morbidly obese patients scheduled for sleeve gastrectomy with BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 without comorbidity.

• Patients fit for anesthesia and surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with BMI >55 kg/m2.

• Patients with previous procedures for the treatment of obesity.

• Pregnant females and lactating women.

• Patients with psychological or psychiatric disease

• Administration of antiemetic medication or systemic corticosteroids within 24 hours before surgery

• Patients who experienced vomiting within 24 hours before surgery.

• Patients with history of alcohol or drug abuse.

• Patients with hypersensitivity or contraindications to any of the drugs used in this study.