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Administration of Ketamine to Prevent the Post-operative Pain

Effect of Ketamine, at the Induction and Its Maintenance to Prevent the Post-operative Pain: Clinical Trial in Cancerology

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00210210
Acronym
KETAMINE
Enrollment
230
Registered
2005-09-21
Start date
2004-01-31
Completion date
2005-12-31
Last updated
2025-09-19

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

Conditions

Breast Cancer, Postoperative Pain

Keywords

Post-operative-pain, Breast cancer, Morphine, Analgesia

Brief summary

The surgery of breast cancer is responsible for post-operative pain, needing in about 30% some morphine consumption; like that, the association of ketamine with general anaesthesia may decrease morphine's use and so its adverse effects. The purpose is to evaluate the analgesic effect of a receptor NMDA's antagonist ( ketamine)

Interventions

DRUGKetamine
DRUGSaline solution

Sponsors

Institut Bergonié
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients 18 years older * ASA class 1 or 2 * with surgery of breast cancer (mastectomy or tumorectomy)

Exclusion criteria

.Kétamine hypersensitivity * Major psychiatric disorders * Major cardio-vascular disorders * Major neurologic disorders * Major ocular disorders * Morphine in pre-operative period

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Morphine Consumption (First 48 Post-operative Hours)within 48 hours following surgeryNumber of participants with at least one consumption of morphine within 48 hours following surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Post-operative Pain48 hours after surgeryCount of participants with post-operative pain. Pain was measured using a Visual Analog Rating Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain). A VAS score \>= 4 wwas considered as Pain. A VAS sore \<4 was considered as No pain.

Countries

France

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Ketamine Arm
Anesthetic induction: Ketamine at 0.15 mg/kg is added to the Reference protocol. Anesthetic maintenance: Ketamine at 2 mg/kg/min is added to the Reference protocol. Ketamine
109
Reference Arm
Induction and anesthetic maintenance without ketamine (reference arm / saline solution) Saline solution
104
Total213

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall Studyabsence of lymph node dissection after intraoperative frozen section of the specimen39
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject32

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicKetamine ArmReference ArmTotal
Age, Continuous57.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.3
58.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.4
58 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
France
109 participants104 participants213 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
109 Participants104 Participants213 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 1090 / 104
other
Total, other adverse events
20 / 10914 / 104
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 1090 / 104

Outcome results

Primary

Morphine Consumption (First 48 Post-operative Hours)

Number of participants with at least one consumption of morphine within 48 hours following surgery.

Time frame: within 48 hours following surgery

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Ketamine ArmMorphine Consumption (First 48 Post-operative Hours)79 Participants
Reference ArmMorphine Consumption (First 48 Post-operative Hours)77 Participants
Secondary

Post-operative Pain

Count of participants with post-operative pain. Pain was measured using a Visual Analog Rating Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain). A VAS score \>= 4 wwas considered as Pain. A VAS sore \<4 was considered as No pain.

Time frame: 48 hours after surgery

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Ketamine ArmPost-operative PainPain (VAS >= 4)3 Participants
Ketamine ArmPost-operative PainNo pain (VAS < 4)106 Participants
Reference ArmPost-operative PainNo pain (VAS < 4)102 Participants
Reference ArmPost-operative PainPain (VAS >= 4)2 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026