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Prophylactic Pregabalin Treatment Following Spinal Cord Injury

Prophylactic Pregabalin Treatment Following Spinal Cord Injury

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18 years and older
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Phase N/A
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Overview

Patients arriving to rehabilitation up to 3 months following SCI will be given (study group) or not (control group) Lyrica (75X2). They will be followed for central pain development.

Description

Patients arriving to rehabilitation up to 3 months following SCI will be recruited, if they have not yet developed central pain. Two thirds (the study group) will be treated with Lyrica (Pregabalin75X2) for 3 months. One third (the control group) will not receive preventative treatment. Participants will be followed for central pain development.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Up to 3 months following traumatic or non-traumatic SCL
  • Ability to give informed consent and cooperate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Neurological or other medical conditions that may interfere with sensation
  • Neuropathic-like pain before recruitment (described as painful sensation of electric current, burning, numbness, tingling, pricking, or squeezing)
  • Being treated with Pregabalin
  • Blood creatinine levels >1.2 or creatinine clearance <60
  • Sensitivity to lactose

Study details
    Spinal Cord Injuries
    Spinal Cord Diseases

NCT06066918

Loewenstein Hospital

2 July 2025

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