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Impact of Esketamine on Postoperative Pain Control and Negative Affective Impact in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Impact of Esketamine on Postoperative Pain Control and Negative Affective Impact in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500104325
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-06-16
Start date
2025-06-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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Conditions

Postoperative Pain and Negative Affective States

Interventions

Group F:Postoperative analgesia was achieved with continuous sufentanil infusion (2 µg/kg total dose administered over 48 hours, diluted in 0.9% saline to a total volume of 150 mL via intravenous pump
Group S1:Postoperative analgesia was administered via combined sufentanil-esketamine infusion (Sufentanil 2 µg/kg + Esketamine 0.5 mg/kg total doses administered over 48 hours, constituted in 0.9% sal
Group S2:Postoperative analgesia was delivered through a sufentanil-esketamine admixture (Sufentanil 2 µg/kg + Esketamine 1 mg/kg total doses infused over 48 hours, diluted with 0.9% saline to final v
Group S3:Postoperative analgesia consisted of a dual-drug infusion regimen (Sufentanil 2 µg/kg + Esketamine 2 mg/kg total doses administered continuously over 48 hours in 150 mL 0.9% saline solution)

Sponsors

The Second People's Hospital of Hefei
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Aged 20-70 years; 2.American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I-III; 3.Scheduled for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Known hypersensitivity to esketamine; 2.Unstable ischemic heart disease; 3.Elevated intracranial or intraocular pressure; 4.Severe comorbidities with impaired major organ function (e.g., hepatic, renal, cardiac); 5.History of analgesic substance abuse; 6.Severe dementia, communication barriers, or diagnosed psychiatric disorders; 7.Body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m²; 8.Intraoperative conversion to open thoracotomy; 9.Refusal or inability to use patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) devices; 10.Anticipated surgical duration <1 hour.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of Moderate-to-Severe Postoperative Pain within 48 Hours after Surgery;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Serum amyloid A;C reactive protein;tumor necrosis factor-alpha;interleukin - 6;Total Opioid Consumption within 72 Hours Postoperatively;brain-derived neurotrophic factor,BDNF;Hospital anxiety and depression scale;State-Trait Anxiety Inventory;surgical fear question naire;Pain Catastrophizing Scale;Incidence of Adverse Events;ncidence of chronic pain;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHongjian Wang

The Second People's Hospital of Hefei

wanghj_a@163.com+86 158 0601 9263

Outcome results

None listed

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