Gabapentin and Chronic Post Surgical Pain

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2022-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a common pain medication (gabapentin) on chronic postsurgical pain in pediatric patients who require surgery for idiopathic scoliosis.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Emory University
• Treatments: Gabapentin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be aged 10-18 years at the time of surgery

• Have a diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis and/or kyphosis

• Be undergoing elective posterior spinal fusion

• Have only mild systemic disease

Exclusion Criteria:

• A diagnosis of neuromuscular scoliosis and/or kyphosis

• A diagnosis of chronic pain

• Used opioids in the past 6 months

• Developmental delay

• Liver or kidney disease

• Obstructive sleep apnea

• Body mass index >40

• Be pregnant or breastfeeding