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Pregabalin for Postoperative Pain in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Ronald George, IWK Health Centre
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00785382
First received: November 4, 2008
Last updated: October 30, 2012
Last verified: October 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

We hypothesize that pregabalin will decrease postoperative pain, as measured by the surrogate markers postoperative pain rating scores and postoperative opioid consumption while improving the quality of recovery following breast cancer surgery compared to placebo. The primary outcome will be postoperative pain, measured by a NRS and the quality of recovery score (QoR) in the first 24h postoperative period. Do women undergoing breast cancer surgery with general anesthesia and receiving pregabalin prior to their surgery and 12 hours later have lower NRS and a greater QoR score in the first 24 hours after their surgery than those women who received placebo?


Condition Intervention Phase
Postoperative Pain
 Drug: Placebo
Drug: Pregabalin 150 mg
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial of Pregabalin for Postoperative Pain in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery

Resource links provided by NLM:

Drug Information available for: Pregabalin
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by IWK Health Centre:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The primary outcome will be postoperative pain, measured by a NRS and the quality of recovery score (QoR) in the first 24h postoperative period. [ Time Frame: 24 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • NRS / QoR - 48 hour Opioid Consumption Side effects - nausea, sedation [ Time Frame: 48 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment: 62
Study Start Date: January 2009
Study Completion Date: December 2011
Primary Completion Date: December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: 1 Drug: Placebo
Lactulose Placebo
Experimental: 2 Drug: Pregabalin 150 mg
150 mg Q12H x 2 doses
Other Name: Lyrica

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. American Society of Anesthesia physical status class I & II
  2. Age ¬< 65 years
  3. English-speaking
  4. Unilateral breast cancer surgery without axillary node dissection (i.e. simple mastectomies and lumpectomies +/- "sentinal" node biopsy)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known or suspected allergy, sensitivity, or contraindication to pregabalin
  2. Known or suspected allergy to morphine, NSAIDs, acetaminophen or oxycodone
  3. Morbid Obesity (Body Mass Index ≥ 45 kg/m2)
  4. History of a seizure disorder
  5. Pregnancy
  6. Current pre-operative therapy with pregabalin, gabapentin, or any opioid
  7. Any other physical or psychiatric condition which may impair their ability to cooperate with postoperative study data collection
  8. CrCl < 60 ml/min [CrCl = 0.85 x ((140 - age) x weight(kg)) / (72 x Cr(mg/dL)))]
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00785382

Locations
Canada, Nova Scotia
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8
Sponsors and Collaborators
IWK Health Centre
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Ronald B George, MD FRCPC IWK
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Ronald George, Primary Investigator, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, IWK Health Centre
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00785382     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: IWK-4298-2008
Study First Received: November 4, 2008
Last Updated: October 30, 2012
Health Authority: Canada: Health Canada

Keywords provided by IWK Health Centre:
Pain, Pregabalin, Lyrica, Breast surgery

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Pain, Postoperative
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
Postoperative Complications
Pathologic Processes
Pain
Signs and Symptoms
Pregabalin
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
 Analgesics
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Anticonvulsants
GABA Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013