EFFECTS OF INTRAOPERATIVE LOW DOSE KETAMINE ON COST OF POSTOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER MAJOR SURGERY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201410000854305

Enrollment

Registered

2014-07-13

Start date

2014-03-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Surgery Post Operative Pain Management

Interventions

Intraoperative Low dose ketamine

Normal Saline

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: adults; 18-70 years old ASA I and II scheduled for elective major surgery under General Anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with chronic pain on regular medication with analgesics alcohol and drug abuse cases patients too sick to communicate patients with psychiatric disorders Obese patients Neurosurgery obstetrics and gynecology cases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Overall cost of post-operative medications in the first 24hours after surgery; calculated and expressed in Uganda Shilling (UGX);2.Hospital length of stay from date of surgery.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
side effects;Analgesic acceptance	—

Countries

Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactArthur Kwizera

Medical Officer, Intensive Care Unit Mulago National Referral Hospital

Kwizera.arthus@gmail.com+256 772897171

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026