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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jul 8;(3):CD007076. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007076.pub2
Methods Randomised, double blind, parallel group, partial enriched enrolment. Initial dose titration before fixed dose for 450 mg only (8 weeks in total)
Participants Fibromyalgia according to ACR classification and pain of at least 40/100 mm in week before randomisation. Mean age 49 years, 92% female, 93% white
Interventions Pregabalin 150 mg daily, n = 132
Pregabalin 300 mg daily, n = 134
Pregabalin 450 mg daily, n = 132
Placebo daily, n = 131
Outcomes Proportion of patients with ≥ 30% or ≥ 50% decrease in mean pain score between endpoint and baseline, and other outcomes
Notes Oxford quality score: R2, D1, W1 = 4/5
Pfizer sponsored
Risk of bias
Item Authors’ judgement Description
Adequate sequence generation? Yes “computer generated code”
Allocation concealment? Unclear Not described
Blinding?
All outcomes
Unclear Stated to be double blind