Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr J Mendham
ORCID ID
Contact details
Department of Anaesthetics
North Bristol NHS Trust
Frenchay Hospital
Frenchay Park Road
Bristol
BS16 1LE
United Kingdom
+44 (0)117 970 1212
janine.mendham@north-bristol.swest.nhs.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0234117600
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Does gabapentin reduce itching when given to children with healing wounds - primary burn wounds?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised placebo controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Itching
Intervention
50 children with itching causing distress following a burn will be randomized and receive placebo or 5 mg/kg gabapentin.
Intervention type
Drug
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Gabapentin
Primary outcome measures
Reduction of itching.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/11/2002
Overall trial end date
01/11/2003
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Children admitted to the Childrens Ward with burns who are distressed by itching.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
50
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/11/2002
Recruitment end date
01/11/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Anaesthetics
Bristol
BS16 1LE
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
North Bristol NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
2004 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15555801
Publication citations
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Results
Mendham JE, Gabapentin for the treatment of itching produced by burns and wound healing in children: a pilot study., Burns, 2004, 30, 8, 851-853, doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2004.05.009.