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Does use of pregabalin for premedication in general anaesthesia reduce requirement of fentanyl ?

A Randomized Control Trial of Two Doses of Pregabalin as a Premedication for General Anaesthesia in Major Abdominal Surgeries and its Fentanyl Sparing Effect in a Tertiary Care Hospital,Kolkata

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/07/020452
Enrollment
90
Registered
2019-07-30
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: K918- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system

Interventions

Intervention1: Pregabalin: Pregabalin will be given to subjects satisfying inclusion and exclusion criteria , night before operation ( same dose) and 1 hr before operation in two groups with separate

Sponsors

BRIG SHAHBAZ HASNAIN
Lead Sponsor
COL RISHIRAJ N VERMA
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA 1 and ASA 2 placad for major abdominal surgeries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Anticipated difficult intubation,Obstructive Sleep Apnoea,Obese,History of cardiac , pulmonary or renal disease 2.Chronic pain syndromes on regular analgesics 3.Sensitivity to any drug 4. Taking antipsychotics , oral hypoglycaemics 5. If duration of laryngoscopy exceeds 22 seconds or a second attempt is needed

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare total dose of fentanyl used across different dosage groups of pregabalin under study, against the control group, to achieve intra operative hemodynamic stabilityTimepoint: Vitals to be monitored intraop at 1.on arrival in OT 2.just before induction 3.3 min after induction/preintubation 4. post intubation 5. 15 min post intubation 6.30 min post intubation 7.60 min post intubation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare Modified Ramsay Sedation Score and VAS scoreTimepoint: Modified Ramsay Sedation Score 1 hr before surgery , just before surgery VAS score at 3 hr , 6 hr, 18 hr and 24 hr post surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactCOL RISHIRAJ N VERMA

COMMAND HOSPITAL(EC) ,KOLKATA

docrishiraj68@gmail.com9823859747

Outcome results

None listed

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