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Postoperative Pain ManagementNCT01070108

Escalating Ketamine Doses and Pre-emption

A study testing Ketamine in people with Postoperative Pain Management, run by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center at 1 site in Israel.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Ketamine affects postoperative pain when administered intravenously immediately before, during or at the end of surgical procedures. We assessed the effects of multiple and escalating doses of ketamine administered many hours before surgery on postoperative pain and analgesia consumption. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Postoperative Pain Management
What is being tested?
Ketamine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
120 participants
Where
1 siteIsrael
Study dates
Jan 2007to Jan 2009
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 15 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Consecutive patients, who were scheduled to undergo general or orthopedic oncologic surgery under general anesthesia

Who cannot join

  • allergy to opioids, ketamine or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  • history of lasting chronic pain or psychiatric disorders or had used opioids or psychotropic drugs of any sort during the past two weeks
  • soldiers and pregnant women

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Israel1 site
  • Tel Aviv Medical Center

    Tel Aviv

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About this study

Official title: EARLY PREOPERATIVE ESCALATING DOSES OF KETAMINE ATTENUATE POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AND REDUCE MORPHINE CONSUMPTION IN HUMANS

Ketamine affects postoperative pain when administered intravenously immediately before, during or at the end of surgical procedures. We assessed the effects of multiple and escalating doses of ketamine administered many hours before surgery on postoperative pain and analgesia consumption.

Being tested
Ketamine
Keywords
Preemption, ketamine, escalating, dose, pain, analgesia
Medical subject headings
Pain, Agnosia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • KetamineDrug

    group receiving one injection (25 mg) of ketamine (K1) intramuscularly (IM) at 3-4 hours before surgery or placebo (saline 0.9%, NS)

  • ketamineDrug

    ketamine at 11-12 hours (10 mg) and 3-4 hours (25 mg) before surgery (K2), with a corresponding NS group

  • ketamineDrug

    ketamine injected IM 17-18, 11-12, and 3-4 hours before surgery (5, 10 and 25 mg, respectively) (K3), and the second group received NS

Study groups in NCT01070108
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Set 1Active comparatorgroup receiving one injection (25 mg) of ketamine (K1) intramuscularly (IM) at 3-4 hours before surgery or placebo (saline 0.9%, NS)
Receives: Drug: Ketamine
set 2Active comparator2nd set received ketamine at 11-12 hours (10 mg) and 3-4 hours (25 mg) before surgery (K2), with a corresponding NS group
Receives: Drug: ketamine
set 3Active comparator3rd set one group had ketamine injected IM 17-18, 11-12, and 3-4 hours before surgery (5, 10 and 25 mg, respectively) (K3), and the second group received NS
Receives: Drug: ketamine

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. postoperative pain

    Measured: 48 hours

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. opioid drug consumption

    Measured: 48 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Feb 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2007
  3. Primary completionJan 2009
  4. Study completionJan 2009

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
120 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01070108
Sponsor's protocol ID
ketamine
Status last verified
Feb 2010
First submitted
16 Feb 2010
Last updated
17 Feb 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Rakhman E, Shmain D, White I, Ekstein MP, Kollender Y, Chazan S, Dadia S, Bickels J, Amar E, Weinbroum AA. Repeated and escalating preoperative subanesthetic doses of ketamine for postoperative pain control in patients undergoing tumor resection: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. Clin Ther. 2011 Jul;33(7):863-73. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2011.05.094. Epub 2011 Jul 1.

    PubMed 21722959

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Ketamine in people with Postoperative Pain Management, run by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center at 1 site in Israel.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Feb 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Israel. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

postoperative pain (time frame: 48 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01070108, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Feb 2010.

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