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Studying the effect of medicine ketamine versus dexamethasone in making children pain free after tonsil surgery

Comparision of topical ketamine versus dexamethasone for post tonsillectomy pain relief in paediatric patients- a prospective study - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097204
Enrollment
70
Registered
2025-11-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: ketamine: dose 2mg per KG, single dose, topical application at the end of surgery Control Intervention1: dexamethasone: dose 0.2mg per KG, single dose, topical application at the end of

Sponsors

RIMS medical college
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: elective tonsillectomy surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: peritonsillar abscess bleeding diathesis syndromic children congenital abnormalities

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
assess pain scores in the immediate postoperative periodTimepoint: 0 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hour, 3 hour, 4 hour—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
postoperative hemodynamics, postoperative nausea and vomiting, sedation, bleeding, time to rescue analgesiaTimepoint: 0 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hour, 3 hour, 4 hour—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSupraja ponduru

RIMS medical college

himani51187@gmail.com8500974476

Outcome results

None listed

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