Gabapentin Dosages for Postoperative Analgesia Following Open Thoracotomy
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-04-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Gabapentin is a nerve medication that treats pain. The specific aim of the study is to
compare the difference in the postoperative use of no gabapentin, 300 mg gabapentin 3x daily,
or 300 mg gabapentin once at night. Our hypothesis is that higher doses of gabapentin will
correlate with decreased pain at the incision and chest tube sites and decreased opioid
consumption.