Gabapentin to help children use less opioid after surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether gabapentin can reduce how much opioid pain medicine children need after certain major chest or heart surgeries. If it works, it may lower opioid-related side effects while still helping with postoperative pain.
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Who can take part
- Your child is from newborn up to under 18 years old
- The baby was born at least 38 weeks gestation
- Your child is having planned surgery in the chest area (including certain heart surgeries) through an opening in the chest (sternotomy/thoracotomy) or VATS
- The surgery is expected to require an inpatient hospital stay of at least 48 hours
- Your child has not used any opioid medicine in the last 30 days
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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