Pregabalin (All indications) updated on 04-22-2025

Ventricular septal defect

R analysis
id Study   Lib. in paper Exposition period    Study type 
 Control type 
 
Tags OR 95%CI x1/n1 x0/n0 no cases no exposed ROB Ref.
S19303
R81716		 Beau (Indications NOS), 2026 Ventricular septal defect 1st trimester case control unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes 2.37 [0.84;6.41] 7/17   28,471/122,444 28,478 17
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S19324
R81910		 Kim (Controls exposed to LTG) (Pregabalin) (Indications NOS), 2026 Ventricular septal defect 1st trimester population based cohort retrospective exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 2.68 [0.64;11.29] C
excluded (control group) 		5/449   3/718 8 449
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S19317
R81838		 Kim (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Pregabalin) (Indications NOS), 2026 Ventricular septal defect 1st trimester population based cohort retrospective unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes 1.20 [0.50;2.90] 5/449   20,989/2,489,078 20,994 449
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S10045
R36363		 Blotière (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) (Other indications), 2019 Ventricular septal defect 1st trimester retrospective cohort (claims database) exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No Controls: mixed indications 0.90 [0.31;2.63] C
excluded (control group) 		5/1,671   10/2,997 15 1,671
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S10046
R36386		 Blotière (Controls unexposed NOS) (Other indications), 2019 Ventricular septal defect 1st trimester retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: No 1.10 [0.50;2.80] 5/1,671   4,643/1,875,733 4,648 1,671
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Total 3 studies 1.39 [0.82;2.36] 54,120 2,137
x1: number of endpoints among exposed, n1: number of exposed; x0: number of endpoints among non exposed, n0: number of non exposed; C: calculated odds ratio from numbers of events and effectives

Forest plot

StudyTE95% CIn casesn exposedweightROBABCDEF Beau (Indications NOS), 2026Beau, 2026 1 2.37[0.84; 6.41]28,4781727%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: criticalROB classification: unclearROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Kim (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Pregabalin) (Indications NOS), 2026Kim, 2026 2 1.20[0.50; 2.90]20,99444936%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: unclearROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Blotière (Controls unexposed NOS) (Other indications), 2019Blotière, 2019 3 1.10[0.50; 2.80]4,6481,67137%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Total (3 studies) I2 = 0% 1.39[0.82; 2.36]54,1202,1370.55.01.0ROB: A: confounding, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Indications NOS; 2: Controls unexposed, NOS) (Pregabalin) (Indications NOS; 3: Controls unexposed NOS) (Other indications;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 1.15[0.62; 2.12]25,6422,1200%NAKim (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Pregabalin) (Indications NOS), 2026 Blotière (Controls unexposed NOS) (Other indications), 2019 2 case control studiescase control studies 2.37[0.86; 6.55]28,47817 -NABeau (Indications NOS), 2026 1 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 1.39[0.82; 2.36]54,1202,1370%NABeau (Indications NOS), 2026 Kim (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Pregabalin) (Indications NOS), 2026 Blotière (Controls unexposed NOS) (Other indications), 2019 3 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 1.10[0.46; 2.60]4,6481,671 -NABlotière (Controls unexposed NOS) (Other indications), 2019 1   - Yes  - Yes 1.61[0.83; 3.12]49,4724660%NABeau (Indications NOS), 2026 Kim (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Pregabalin) (Indications NOS), 2026 2 All studiesAll studies 1.39[0.82; 2.36]54,1202,1370%NABeau (Indications NOS), 2026 Kim (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Pregabalin) (Indications NOS), 2026 Blotière (Controls unexposed NOS) (Other indications), 2019 30.55.01.0

Publication bias and p-hacking diagnosis

funnel plot

Funnel plot not drawn. Less than 3 points.

Asymetry test p-value = NaN (by Egger's regression)

not enought points

p values plot

Funnel plot not drawn. Less than 3 points.

Sub-groups analysis using all included studies

excluded 10045, 19324

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.39[0.82; 2.36]54,1202,1370%NABeau (Indications NOS), 2026 Kim (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Pregabalin) (Indications NOS), 2026 Blotière (Controls unexposed NOS) (Other indications), 2019 3 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 1.39[0.49; 4.00]232,12030%NAKim (Controls exposed to LTG) (Pregabalin) (Indications NOS), 2026 Blotière (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) (Other indications), 2019 20.510.01.0