The Effect of Pregabalin and Dexamethasone on Acute and Chronic Pain After Lumbar Spinal Surgery
CompletedNot applicableNCT01168531
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Multimodal analgesia may be important for optimal postoperative pain treatment and facilitation of early mobilization and recovery. This study investigated the analgesic effect of pregabalin and dexamethasone in patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effect of Pregabalin and Dexamethasone on Acute and Chronic Pain After Lumbar Spinal Surgery
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
- Start date
- 2009-12
- Primary completion
- 2011-03
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- South Korea
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * patients scheduled for lumbar spinal surgery, aged 20 to 70 years, with a body mass index (BMI) from 18 to 32 and an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)physical status classification of I-II were eligible for the study. Exclusion Criteria: * allergy to any drugs in the study * alcohol and/or drug abuse * treatment with antacids or antidepressants * a history of diabetes or epilepsy * a daily intake of analgesics or an intake of any analgesic within 24 h before surgery * treatment with systemic glucocorticoids within 4 weeks before surgery * known impaired hepatic and renal function.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01168531