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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
Number of Percent with outcome
Outcome - daily dose Studies Participants Pregabalin Placebo Relative benefit (95% CI) NNT (95% CI)
At least 30% pain relief
150 mg 1 263 31 27 1.1 (0.8 to 1.7) not calculated
300 mg 4 1374 39 28 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) 9.2 (6.3 to 17)
450 mg 4 1376 43 28 1.5 (1.3 to 1.8) 6.6 (5.0 to 9.8)
600 mg 3 1122 39 28 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) 9.1 (6.1 to 18)
At least 50% pain relief
150 mg 1 263 13 13 1.0 (0.5 to 1.9) not calculated
300 mg 4 1374 21 14 1.5 (1.2 to 1.9) 14 (9.0 to 33)
450 mg 4 1376 25 14 1.7 (1.4 to 2.1) 9.8 (7.0 to 16)
600 mg 3 1122 24 15 1.6 (1.3 to 2.1) 11 (7.1 to 21)
PGIC much or very much improved
150 mg 1 263 32 27 1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) not calculated
300 mg 4 1374 36 28 1.5 (1.2 to 1.9) 11 (7.3 to 26)
450 mg 4 1376 42 28 1.5 (1.3 to 1.8) 6.8 (5.1 to 10)
600 mg 3 1122 41 28 1.5 (1.2 to 1.7) 7.7 (5.4 to 13)
PGIC very much improved
150 mg no data
300 mg 4 1352 17 11 1.7 (1.2 to 2.9) 16 (9.9 to 37)
450 mg 4 1354 19 11 1.8 (1.4 to 2.4) 11 (7.9 to 20)
600 mg 3 1095 12 7 1.7 (1.1 to 2.4) 21 (12 to 83)
Lack of efficacy discontinuation NNTp (95% CI)
150 mg 1 263 9 14 0.7 (0.3 to 1.3) not calculated
300 mg 4 1374 4 10 0.4 (0.3 to 0.7) 18 (12 to 34)
450 mg 4 1376 3 10 0.3 (0.2 to 0.5) 15 (11 to 25)
600 mg 3 1122 2 9 0.3 (0.2 to 0.5) 15 (11 to 26)