Comparison of Ketamine infusion versus spinal analgesia for pain control in painless labor ?

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180614040095N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-07-28

Start date

2018-05-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-09-11

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Conditions

Delivery. Complication of labour and delivery, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the ketamine group, 0.2 mg of ketamine per kg of maternal weight gain begins with infusion simultaneously with the onset of active phase and continues until the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Single pregnancy Cephalic embryo Gestational age is equal to or greater than 37 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Sensitivity to ketamine Dissatisfaction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before, during and after childbirth. Method of measurement: Visual analog pain scale.;Motor block. Timepoint: Duration delivery. Method of measurement: Bromage scale.;Sensory block. Timepoint: Duration delivery. Method of measurement: Clinical examination.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Alireza Kamali

Arak University of Medical Sciences

alikamaliir@yahoo.com+98 86 3222 2003

Outcome results

None listed

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