Effect of injection of intravenous ketamine on prevention of post-dural puncture headache after spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing elective cesarean section

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202203511463759

Enrollment

128

Registered

2022-03-16

Start date

2022-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

Saline

Ketamine

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age: 20 – 40 years Gender: female BMI: 30 – 40 kg/m2 Height: 160 – 180 cm Elective cesarean section

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hypertension, epilepsy, or coagulation disorder Allergy to the drugs used History of migraine or other types of headache Drug addiction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
incidence and severity of headache	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
time to first analgesia, total analgesic requirement, and adverse events	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactHeba Toulan

Department of Anesthesia Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University

heba.f.abdelaziz55@gmail.com+201221077317

Outcome results

None listed

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