CompletedPhase 3ketamine

KETOR: Effects of Peri Operative Administration of Ketamine on Long Term Post Thoracotomy Pain

NCT ID

NCT00224588

Target Enrollment

80 participants

Start Date

2003-01

Est. Completion

2005-05

About This Study

We assessed the effects of the N Methyl aspartate receptor antagonist Ketamine on long-term post thoracotomy pain. We hypothesized that ketamine could prevent supersensitization of the central nervous system involved in this chronic neuropathic pain.

Conditions Studied

KetamineChronic Post Thoracotomy PainThoracotomyPainNeuralgia

Interventions

•Ketamine (or placebo : isotonic saline solution)

Eligibility

Age:80 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers:No

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients eligible for thoracotomy or pneumectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

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Study Locations (1)

Georges Pompidou European Hospital

Paris, Île-de-France Region, France