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A study to evaluate whether a drug, levetiracetam decreases pain after laparoscopic gall bladder surgery.

Effect of Pre-operative single dose Levetiracetam on Post Operative pain following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: a randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2013/12/004255
Enrollment
120
Registered
2013-12-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- ASA grade I and II who are posted for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Interventions

Intervention1: Levetiracetam: Levetiracetam is a novel antiepileptic drug with broad spectrum anticonvulsant property and unusually high safety margin.Patients in this group will receive 500 mg lev

Sponsors

Nazareth Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA I and II, scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with known sensitivity to Levetiracetam or Iron tablet. 2. Patients who do not give consent to be enrolled in the study. 3. Patient who has seizure disorder 4. history of chronic pain 5. pregnant or breast feeding females 6. Uncontrolled medical disease ( diabetes mellitus and hypertension) 7. impaired kidney or liver function 8. body mass index (BMI) 35 kg/m2 9. unable to understand pain score

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Intensity of post operative pain in terms of visual analogue score (0 to 100)Timepoint: within 24 hours after completion of surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Sedation ( Ramsay sedation score) 2. Requirement of rescue analgesiaTimepoint: within 24 hours after completion of surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSaurabh Kumar Das

Nazareth Hospital

drsauravdas1977@gmail.com08413031137

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026