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Comparing Gabapentin and Magnesium sulphate for pain after lumbosacral spinal fixation surgeries

Comparison of Magnesium Sulphate versus Gabapentin for post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing complex lumbosacral spinal fixation surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/086029
Enrollment
165
Registered
2025-04-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M489- Spondylopathy, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Capsule Gabapentin: Patient will receive Capsule Gabapentin 1200mg one hour before surgery Control Intervention1: Injection Magnesium Sulphate: Patient will receive Injection Magnesium

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade I-II patients undergoing elective lumbosacral spinal fixation surgery (non traumatic spondylopathy) involving two or more levels.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal Patient with known hypersensitivity to either drug Patient with neuromuscular disease like Myasthenia Gravis Patients already on Capsule Gabapentin Pregnancy Patients with pre-existing significant cardiac, respiratory, hepatic, renal disease Patients lost to/not willing to follow up

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Post-operative pain assessment using Numeric Rating Scale for surgical site pain and leg pain (radiculopathy)(NRS)Timepoint: At regular intervals during first 24 hour postoperatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Opioid consumptionTimepoint: During surgery and in the first 24 hours after surgery;time for Requirement of first rescue analgesiaTimepoint: In the first 24 hours after surgery;Adverse effects of study drugs if anyTimepoint: Immediate and delayed;Time taken for first ambulationTimepoint: After surgery (in hours);Number of hospitalisation daysTimepoint: Post-operative days;Quality of life assessment using EuroQoL questionnaireTimepoint: At the time of hospital discharge and 30 days follow up using EuroQoL questionnaire;Intra-operative haemodynamic changesTimepoint: During the surgery at regular intervals

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Priyanka Gupta

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh

priyanka.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in9811894899

Outcome results

None listed

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