Combination of Preoperative Gabapentin and TAP Blocks in Decreasing Postoperative Pain

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2020-03-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

There is an increasing trend on decreasing narcotic use and maximizing efficiency in the perioperative care. There are no studies that have compared a TAP block versus a TAP block plus gabapentin for laparoscopic procures.This study will investigate if taking gabapentin and receiving a TAP block decrease post-operative morphine consumption. It will be a randomized controlled, double blind study, with 130 patients between 18-60 years; that will undergo laparoscopic GYN procedures. Secondary outcomes will look at the incidence of nausea, vomiting, and VAS (verbal analog scale) scores. This combination may be helpful because gabapentin will be used to decrease visceral and central pain, and TAP block will decrease somatic pain. Performing a multimodal approach may decrease narcotic consumption, adverse effects and improve pain management.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
• Treatments: Gabapentin; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• female

• receiving laparoscopic GYN procedure

• between 18-60

Exclusion Criteria:

• are already taking gabapentin

• have diabetic neuropathy

• have a chronic pain syndrome

• take opioids at home

• are pregnant

• have kidney disease

• have an allergy to morphine