Status:

COMPLETED

The Pre-Emptive Administration Of Ketamine for Controlling Post-thoracotomy Pain

Lead Sponsor:

University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Conditions:

Post Thoracotomy Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this paper is to evaluate whether the pre-emptive administration of Ketamine would potentiate the effect of intravenous morphine analgesia in management of post thoracotomy pain. This was ...

Detailed Description

Thoracotomy is one of the most painful surgical incision. Inadequate control of pain can have several detrimental effects, including increased postoperative morbidity and delayed recovery as well as o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • aged more than 18 years old,
  • planned for an elective partial pneumonectomy (partial or total lobectomy involving one or more lobes, except total pneumonectomy)
  • standard lateral thoracotomy for management of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Exclusion

  • allergy to Ketamine
  • ASA score more than 3
  • previous thoracic surgical procedures or lung resection
  • mental disease
  • participation to other studies
  • lack of written informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 5 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03415191

Start Date

January 5 2012

End Date

February 1 2015

Last Update

January 30 2018

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Alfonso Fiorelli

Naples, Italy, 84100