Effect of Pregabalin on the Postoperative Analgesia in RFA of Focal Lesions in the Liver (pregabalin)

March 11, 2026 updated by: Sherief Abd-Elsalam

Effect of Preoperative Administration of Oral Pregabalin on the Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Scheduled for Radiofrequency Ablationof Focal Lesions in the Liver

The study aimed to investigate the preemptive analgesia efficacy of of preemptive pregabalin for the postoperative pain management after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of liver cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Our data will investigate if preemptive administration of pregabalin will have a role in reducing postoperative pain after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of liver cancer.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
    • Elgharbia
      • Cairo, Elgharbia, Egypt
        • Tanta university - faculty of medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • HCC patients, Child A, B, scheduled for Radiofrequency ablation of HCC.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Encephalopathy, Renal impairment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Pregabalin
Pregabalin 150 mg before intervention
Drug: Pregabalin 150mg
Pregabalin 150mg before RFA of liver cancer
Other Names:
  • pregab
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo before intervention
Other: Placebo
Placebo before RFA of liver cancer

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
visual analogue pain scale (VAS Pain) post operatively
Time Frame: 2 weeks
Amplitude of pain postoperatively
2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sherief Abd-Elsalam

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Amr Magdy Abdelfattah, consultant, Tanta University Faculty of Medicine
  • Study Director: Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Consultant, Tanta University Faculty of Medicine

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 11, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 11, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

May 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 13, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • amr magdy

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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