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NCT Number: NCT07297888

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

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Key information

Conditions

Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Adabala Vijay Babu

Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 246001, India

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Gabapentin

Drug

comparison of both these drugs to decrease pain

Other names: clonidine

Primary outcomes

  1. post operative pain

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

    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

Secondary outcomes

  1. anxiety

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

    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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences

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Registry information

Official study title

Gabpentin vs Clonidine for Post Operative Pain

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Dec 22, 2025
Registry last updated
Jan 12, 2026

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