The Effect of Neurontin on Pain Management in the Acutely Burned Patient

Conditions:		Pain Management - Burn Patient
Purpose:		Burn patients have extreme pain. Opioids are the main agents used for analgesia. Opioids can have several adverse outcomes and have been only partially effective in controlling the pain assoicated with burn injury. Agents directed at neuropathic pain are rarely used acutely in thermal injury. However, there is mounting evidence from small randomized clinical studies that the administration of the anticonvulsant Gabapentin decreases acute burn pain and has an opioid sparing effect. We therefore propose a single center study to fruther assess the efficacy of neuropathic agents in controlling the pain assoicated with acute thermal injury.
Study Summary:
Criteria:		Inclusion Criteria: - All admitted patients with LOS expected to be > 48 hours (usually burn injury > 5%) - > 18 years of age - Thermal injury to skin Exclusion Criteria: - Prisoners - Pregnant or nursing women - Children <18 years of age - Frostbite or non thermal injury to skin - Renal insuffiency (creatinine clearance < 60mL/min) or failure (on renal replacement) - Expected length of stay < 48 hours (this usually includes burn <5%
NCT ID:		NCT01265056
Primary Contact:		Principal Investigator Lucy Wibbenmeyer, MD University of Iowa Anas A Eid, MD Phone: 3193561304 Email: anas-eid@uiowa.edu
Backup Contact:		N/A
Location Contact:		Iowa City, Iowa 52241 United States *There is no listed contact information for this specific location.* Site Status: Recruiting

Data Source:		ClinicalTrials.gov
Date Processed:		May 17, 2013
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