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

Language disorders/delay

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.
S19341
R82020
Moore (Controls exposed to LTG) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS), 2025 Speech, language and communication disorders - Assessment offered to all children - At the 27–30 months during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) population based cohort retrospective exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 1.10 [0.86;1.40] C
excluded (control group)
158/795   172/934 330 795
ref
S19335
R82041
Moore (Controls unexposed, general pop) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS), 2025 Speech, language and communication disorders - Assessment offered to all children - At the 27–30 months during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) population based cohort retrospective unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: No Matched 1.93 [1.60;2.32] C 158/795   907/7,949 1,065 795
ref
S10100
R36800
Coste (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) (Mixed indications), 2020 Visits to a speech therapist (mean age of 3.7 years old) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort (claims database) exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: Yes 0.70 [0.50;1.00]
excluded (control group)
61/1,627   157/2,916 218 1,627
ref
S8541
R28348
Coste (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Mixed indications), 2020 Health care utilization: Speech therapy (mean age of 3.6 years old) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes 0.90 [0.70;1.20] 61/1,627   72,012/1,710,441 72,073 1,627
ref
Total 2 studies 1.32 [0.63;2.79] 73,138 2,422
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 Moore (Controls unexposed, general pop) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS), 2025Moore, 2025 1 1.93[1.60; 2.32]1,06579551%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: lowROB classification: moderateROB missing: unclearROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: low Coste (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Mixed indications), 2020Coste, 2020 2 0.90[0.70; 1.20]72,0731,62749%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Total (2 studies) I2 = 95% 1.32[0.63; 2.79]73,1382,4220.25.01.0ROB: A: confounding, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Controls unexposed, general pop) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS; 2: Controls unexposed, NOS) (Mixed indications;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 1.32[0.63; 2.79]73,1382,42295%NAMoore (Controls unexposed, general pop) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS), 2025 Coste (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Mixed indications), 2020 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 1.32[0.63; 2.79]73,1382,42295%NAMoore (Controls unexposed, general pop) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS), 2025 Coste (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Mixed indications), 2020 2 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 1.93[1.60; 2.32]1,065795 -NAMoore (Controls unexposed, general pop) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS), 2025 1   - Yes  - Yes 0.90[0.69; 1.18]72,0731,627 -NACoste (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Mixed indications), 2020 1 MatchedMatched 1.93[1.60; 2.32]1,065795 -NAMoore (Controls unexposed, general pop) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS), 2025 1 All studiesAll studies 1.32[0.63; 2.79]73,1382,42295%NAMoore (Controls unexposed, general pop) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS), 2025 Coste (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Mixed indications), 2020 20.25.01.0

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 10100, 19341

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.32[0.63; 2.79]73,1382,42295%NAMoore (Controls unexposed, general pop) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS), 2025 Coste (Controls unexposed, NOS) (Mixed indications), 2020 2 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 0.89[0.57; 1.39]5482,42277%NAMoore (Controls exposed to LTG) (Pregabalin) (Indication NOS), 2025 Coste (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) (Mixed indications), 2020 20.510.01.0