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Comparison of Analgesic Effects of Gabapentin and Paracetamol in Patients With Hand Injury
Sponsor study identifier
interventional
68
1 country
1
Study Start
September 1, 2019
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
January 7, 2020
Actual (reported)Study Completion
January 21, 2020
Actual (reported)This research is about the effects of drug gabapentin; which is an amino acid that is structurally similar to neurotransmitter GABA. It is a novel drug used for the treatment of postoperative pain with analgesic properties having unique mechanism of action. This study reviews clinical effects of this agent in hand injury patients managed at the Department of Plastics \& Reconstructive Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences \& Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi. This study aims to inquire the analgesic properties of gabapentin in the patients and to further investigate its comparison with the equivalent dose of paracetamol given 6 hours after undergoing operative procedure. Acetaminophen is well tolerated when administered in therapeutic dose for pain management. It is a principal drug used as pain reliever and as an antipyretic regimen. This is an experimental study in which a pre-coded questionnaire would be approved in the research for appraising the intensity of pain after intervening operative procedure using visual analogue scale, measuring the pain intensity from 0-10. The questions regarding pain intensity will be inquired after administrating the drug six hours postoperatively. The drug will be prescribed by the doctor on duty having no knowledge regarding the given drug or the group in which he/she is administrating the drug; further questionnaire will be filled by the two co-investigators who will be trained by principal investigator, how to take correct information. Sample size was calculated using www.openepi.com using the previous literature searches of similar research and 50 patients (25 in each group) will be randomly selected from the ward of a known case of hand injury. Group A patients will receive 600 mg of gabapentin post operatively while group B will receive 1 g of paracetamol for management of pain postoperatively orally.
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January 21, 2020
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November 11, 2018
Actual (reported)August 28, 2019
Actual (reported)September 1, 2019
Actual (reported)January 7, 2020
Actual (reported)January 21, 2020
Actual (reported)Comparison of analgesic effects of Gabapentin and paracetamol in patients with hand injury
The outcome of this study will be finding that how much gabapentin is effective in improving pain over paracetamol by simply inquiring about the analgesic effect of both drugs with the help of Visual analogue scale measuring pain intensity from 1 - 10 and how much each drug adversely effects individual's health by assessment of any unwanted symptoms like: nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, etc. So, that certainty about its effect and efficacy over paracetamol in relieving pain can be assessed.
6 months
Gabapentin 600 mg Tab
Paracetamol 1000 mg Tab
Gabapentin 600 mg Tab is a drug of choice for treating postoperative pain.
Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Ali H; Naveed; Perveen B. Comparison of analgesic effects of Gabapentin and Paracetamol post-operatively in patients with hand injury. J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Nov;71(11):2501-2505. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.359.
Hyder Ali, MBBS,FCPS
Assistant professor at Dr.Ruth K.M pfau Civil Hospital Karachi,DUHS
68 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
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First Submitted
November 11, 2018
First Posted
August 28, 2019
Study Start
September 1, 2019
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
January 7, 2020
Actual (reported)Study Completion
January 21, 2020
Actual (reported)Last Updated
January 27, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-01
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