COMPARISON OF EFFECTS OF GABAPENTIN AND CLONIDINE ON POST-OPERATIVE PAIN AND ANXIETY IN LUMBAR SPINAL SURGERY.

Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences90 enrolled

Overview

the investigators have tested whether gabapentin is superior to clonidine top decrease the post operative pain during spinal surgeries as a part of their thesis study. the investigators are registering this study post date as the student forgot by mistake to do so.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

GabapentinDRUG

comparison of both these drugs to decrease pain

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: \- Eligible participants were aged 18-60 years, classified as ASA physical status I or II, and scheduled for one or two-level lumbar laminectomy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with psychiatric disorders, autoimmune diseases, local infection, BMI \>35, emergency procedures, tumour surgeries and the patients requiring the postoperative ventilation were excluded

Locations (1)

Adabala Vijay Babu

Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

post operative pain

Pain was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score ranging from 0 to 10. 10 being the worst pain and 0 being No pain

Time frame: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24 hours postoperatively.

Secondary Outcomes

anxiety

anxiety was evaluated using Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A). Each item is scored on a scale of 0 (not present) to 4 (severe), with a total score range of 0-56, where \<17 indicates mild severity, 18-24 mild to moderate severity and 25-30 moderate to severe.

Time frame: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24 hours postoperatively.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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