Can one pill before breast surgery cut the need for morphine?
NCT ID NCT07804784
First seen Sep 04, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether a single 600 mg dose of gabapentin, taken one hour before breast cancer surgery, reduces the amount of morphine needed for pain afterward. Sixty women scheduled for elective breast surgery will be randomly assigned to receive either gabapentin or a placebo pill. Researchers will measure total morphine use during recovery and watch for side effects like drowsiness, nausea, and vomiting. The goal is to see if this simple pre-treatment can improve pain control and lower opioid use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a single 600 mg oral dose of gabapentin given one hour before surgery
- What this could lead to
- If it works, a single pill before surgery could ease pain and cut the need for morphine, reducing opioid side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early trial, and gabapentin may not reduce morphine use for everyone. It can also cause drowsiness, nausea, or vomiting.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age between 18 to 60 years. 2. Female Gender 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists grade 1 and 2 patients. 4. Elective breast surgery 5. Admitted and day case surgeries Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients allergic to gabapentin 2. Patients refusal. 3. Patients having a history of chronic pain. 4. Patients already using opioids for pain control
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
Lahore, Punjab Province, 5400, Pakistan
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