To find out whether low dose of Ketamine can provide effective and safe analgesia during labour.

To evaluate the efficacy of low dose Ketamine in providing analgesia during labour.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2008/091/000264

Enrollment

Registered

2009-02-03

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Ketamine: 0.4 mg/kg/hr over 30 min, 0.2 mg/kg/hr infusion Control Intervention1: Normal saline: saline infusion at same rate

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All parturient, with no antenatal risk factors and expected to have a normal vaginal delivery will be included in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with cardiac disease, gestational hypertension, epilepsy, known psychiatric disorder, multifetal pregnancy, cephalopelvic disproportion and previous caesarean section will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the efficacy of low dose ketamine in providing obstetric analgesiaTimepoint: 10 point visual analogue scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To observe if this regimen has any side effects on the mother, the progress of labor and the fetusTimepoint: Mother- progress of labor,haemodynamic parameters, sedation, hallucinations and sleep disturbances. Baby- APGAR score at 1 and 5 minutes,the cord blood pH	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Sam Joel

samcmc2002@hotmail.com0416 2282105

Outcome results