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Ketamin improves pain in amputees

Ketamin improves pain in amputees - KIPA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00035913
Enrollment
146
Registered
2025-04-28
Start date
2025-04-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Phantom limb pain

Interventions

Group 1: pre- and acute postoperative evaluation (POD 0-5) of pain levels during amputation

Sponsors

UK Essen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Amputation surgery In domo =3 days Signed declaration of consent based on the Declaration of Helsinki, if < 18 years by legal guardian

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diagnosis of dementia, cognitive impairment Lack of consent Insufficient knowledge of German

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction of Numeric Rating scale (NRS) on post-OP day (POD) 0-5

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Longitudinal survey of the frequency of phantom pain - Evaluation of predictors for PLP and/or RLP Pain level: preoperative, postoperative and long-term Cause of amputation (tumour / traumatic / vascular) Extent of amputation (e.g. major amputation as a risk factor) Perioperative anaesthesiological regime, e.g. general anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia (procedure) +/- analgosedation Therapy regime after discharge Use of orthoses Socio-demographic data, e.g. age, gender, educational level, social status, handedness Psychological comorbidities: Depression, anxiety disorder - Evaluation of the side effects of ketamine during application

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBeatrice Oehler

UK Essen

Beatrice.Oehler@uk-essen.de+49 201 723 82913

Outcome results

None listed

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