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LOW DOSE INTRAVENOUS KETAMINE AS A PREEMPTIVE ANALGESIC FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT

Evaluation of low dose intravenous ketamine as a preemptive analgesic for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia â?? a double blind randomised control trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/03/012595
Enrollment
80
Registered
2018-03-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 3: null- Patients undergoing elective surgery under General Anaesthesia

Interventions

Intervention1: Ketamine Group: General Anaesthesia will be administered to all patients meeting inclusion criteria using standard protocol. Patients randomised to Ketamine group will receive 0.5mg/kg

Sponsors

Armed Forces Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age > 12 years 2. ASA Class I, II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Intraoperative or postoperative administration of spinal/epidural anaesthesia or any regional blocks 2. Any severe perioperative complications requiring post op ICU admission

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the efficacy of preemptive administration of low dose intravenous ketamine (0.5mg/kg) in patients undergoing surgery under GA on a) Total consumption of opioids (i.e. Tramadol) in first 24 hours postoperatively b) Time taken to first demand of rescue analgesia with opioid (i.e. Tramadol) Timepoint: 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
a) To study the efficacy of preemptive administration of low dose intravenous ketamine on postoperative pain scores Timepoint: 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKiran S

Armed Forces Medical College

drkirans@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026