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Ketamine-propofol Versus Ketamine Alone for Procedural Sedation in Adults

Ketamine-propofol Versus Ketamine Alone for Procedural Sedation in Adults : a Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01544725
Enrollment
150
Registered
2012-03-06
Start date
2012-04-01
Completion date
2016-01-01
Last updated
2026-03-31

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Conditions

Dislocation, Fracture

Keywords

Procedural sedation, Ketamine-propofol, Ketamine

Brief summary

Using Ketamine for procedural sedation in adults is often uncomfortable for emergency physicians because of the significant proportion of patients experimenting recovery agitation. The investigators believe that combining propofol to ketamine, the proportion of recovery agitation will be significantly lowered. The objectives of this double-blinded, randomized controlled trial are to compare the proportion of recovery agitation in adults receiving procedural sedation with ketamine-propofol versus ketamine alone, and to compare the proportion of other classical procedural sedation side-effects and parameters such as respiratory depression, hypotension, sedation duration, time of recovery, procedural failures, and levels of satisfaction.

Interventions

DRUGProcedural sedation with ketamine-propofol combination

K= Kétamine P= Propofol RSS= Ramsay Sedation Score At t0: 0.5 mg/kg of K (0.1 ml/kg of 5 mg/ml K) followed by 0.5 mg/k of P (0.1 ml/kg of 5 mg/ml P). At t0 + 4 min, if needed to obtain an optimal sedation (RSS of 4 or 5): 0.25 mg/kg of K (0.05 ml/kg of 5 mg/ml K) followed by 0.25 mg/kg of P (0.05 ml/kg of 5 mg/ml P). At t0 + 8 min, if needed to obtain an optimal sedation (RSS of 4 or 5): 0.25 mg/kg of K (0.05 ml/kg of 5 mg/ml K) followed by 0.25 mg/kg of P (0.05 ml/kg of 5 mg/ml P). At t0 + 12 min, if maximal doses have been reached (1 mg/kg of K + 1 mg/kg of P) but the optimal sedation has not been obtained, the procedural sedation will be recorded as a failure in the analysis, and the patient will receive another procedural sedation product (at the discretion of the caregiver).

DRUGProcedural sedation with ketamine alone

K= Ketamine I= Intralipid placebo At t0: 1 mg/kg of K (0.1 ml/kg of 10 mg/ml K), followed by 0.1 ml/kg of I (physical placebo of propofol in the other arm). At t0 + 4 min, if needed to obtain an optimal sedation (Ramsay Sedation Score of 4 or 5): 0.5 mg/kg of K (0.05 ml/kg of 10 mg/ml K), followed by 0.05 ml/kg of I. At t0 + 8 min, if needed to obtain an optimal sedation (Ramsay Sedation Score of 4 or 5): 0.5 mg/kg of K (0.05 ml/kg of 10 mg/ml K), followed by 0.05 ml/kg of I. At t0 + 12 min, if maximal doses have been used (2 mg/kg of K) but the optimal sedation has not been obtained, the procedural sedation will be recorded as a failure in the analysis, and the patient will receive another procedural sedation product (at the discretion of the caregiver).

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 18 years and older * indication of procedural sedation

Exclusion criteria

* allergy to propofol or ketamine * alcohol or drug intoxication * altered mental status * ASA physical status score \> 2 * hemodynamic unstability

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of recovery agitationRecovery agitation is noted after procedural sedation for each patient (30 minutes)Patient will be followed during the procedural sedation, for an average time of thirty minutes after the first injection

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time from first injection to optimal sedationPatient will be followed during the procedural sedation, for an average time of thirty minutes after the first injection (30 minutes)
Proportion of respiratory depressionrespiratory depression is assessed during procedural sedation for each patient (30 minutes)Patient will be followed during the procedural sedation, for an average time of thirty minutes after the first injection
Proportion of arterial hypotensionHypotension is assessed during procedural sedation for each patient (30 minutes)Patient will be followed during the procedural sedation, for an average time of thirty minutes after the first injection
Proportion of vomitingvomiting is assessed after procedural sedation for each patient (30 minutes)Patient will be followed duriong the procedural sedation, for an average time of thirty minutes after the first injection
Recovery timeRecovery time is assessed after procedural sedation for each patient (30 minutes)Patient will be followed duriong the procedural sedation, for an average time of thirty minutes after the first injection
Proportion of procedural failuresProcedural failure is noted for each patient if it's happened (30 minutes)Patient will be followed duriong the procedural sedation, for an average time of thirty minutes after the first injection
Level of patient's satisfactionafter procedural sedation, patient's satisfaction is recorded (30 minutes)Patient will be followed during the procedural sedation, for an average time of thirty minutes after the first injection
Level of care giver's satisfactionafter procedural sedation, care giver's satisfaction is recorded (30 minutes)Patient will be followed during the procedural sedation, for an average time of thirty minutes after the first injection

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFabien LEMOEL, MD

CHU de Nice, FRANCE

STUDY_DIRECTORJacques LEVRAUT, PD, MD

CHU de Nice, FRANCE

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 1, 2026