To prove pregabalin's efficacy and safety in Thai patients scheduled for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction
Only eligible patients with willingness to join this study are included. Eligible patients are those aged 18-65 years of either sex, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I \& II, and body mass index (BMI) between 16-35. The exclusion criteria are patients who are allergic to pregabalin, with impaired hepatic and renal functions, alcohol or substance abuse, chronic pain (except pain in the knee joint) or daily intake of analgesics, uncontrolled medical disease (hypertension and diabetes mellitus) and inability to operate patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device. Data analysis * Student t-test for continuous data with normal distribution * Mann-Whitney U test for continuous data with non-normal distribution * Chi-square test for categorical data
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
60
75 mg po 2 hrs before surgery
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Hat Yai, Changwat Songkhla, Thailand
efficacy
efficacy of postoperative pain management
Time frame: August 2009 - January 2011
safety
safety of pregabalin for postoperative pain management
Time frame: August 2009 - January 2011
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