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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2019

The Effect of Once-Daily Gabapentin Extended Release Formulation in Patients With Postamputation Pain.

Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Tabish Aijaz, Kenneth D Candido, Svetlana Kovaleva, Alexei Lissounov, Ivana Knezevic

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Nebojsa Nick KnezevicDepartment of Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
Tabish AijazDepartment of Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
Kenneth D CandidoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
Svetlana KovalevaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
Alexei LissounovDepartment of Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
Ivana KnezevicDepartment of Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · US

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Abstract

objectivesTo compare gabapentin extended-release, a gastro-retentive formulation, in relieving postamputation pain among gabapentin-experienced and gabapentin-naïve patients.

designOpen-labeled pilot study. SUBJECTS: Sixteen patients with postamputation pain (8 patients in the gabapentin-experienced and 8 patients in the gabapentin-naïve groups).

methodsPatients were started on gabapentin extended-release and were followed up for 8 weeks. Patients reported their pain severity during rest and movement using a numeric rating scale (NRS), interference of pain with daily activities using the modified brief pain inventory (MBPI) questionnaire, and treatment satisfaction using the treatment satisfaction questionnaire for medication (TSQM).

resultsPatients from both gabapentin-experienced and gabapentin-naïve groups achieved a significant and sustainable pain relief over the course of therapy. The pain scores at rest decreased in both gabapentin-experienced and gabapentin-naïve groups from 5.88 ± 1.36 and 4.88 ± 2.95 to 1.88 ± 0.99 and 1.38 ± 1.51, respectively. An average percent of pain relief with gabapentin extended-release was noted to be significant (

conclusionOnce-daily dosing of gabapentin-extended release showed significant improvement in pain severity and functional status, with no difference found between gabapentin-experienced versus gabapentin-naïve patients.

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amputationchronic painextended releasegabapentinpostamputation pain

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