CompletedPhase 4ketamine
Perioperative Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Analgesia in Prostatectomy
Sponsored by G.Gennimatas General Hospital
NCT ID
NCT01526525
Target Enrollment
70 participants
Start Date
2009-07
Est. Completion
2012-02
About This Study
The aim of the present study is the comparison of the efficacy of the perioperative application of a multimodal analgesia model to the patients, combing common used analgesics via intravenous (IV) route, such as tramadol and ketamine, with or without the Electroacupuncture (E/A) technique application and the frequency of side effects accession.
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- •Tramadol
- •Ketamine
- •Tramadol
- •Morphine
- •sedation
- •rescue analgesia
- •Parecoxib
- •paracetamol
Eligibility
Sex:MALE
Age:50 Years - 75 Years
Healthy Volunteers:No
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Inclusion Criteria: * Male patient is over 18 years old, especially 50-75 years old * Patient scheduled for a non-emergency operation * Patient signs and dates a written informed consent form (ICF) and indicates an understanding of the study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Patient receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors * Patient with significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal or hepatic disease * Patient with epilepsy non controlled with treatment or history of seizures * Patient with morbid obesity (BMI\>35) * Patient with history of chronic opioid exposure * Patient with history of chronic pain * Patient with history of postoperative nausea and vomiting * Patient with cognitive dysfunction * Patient with history of previous usage of the acupuncture technique * Patient Greek speaking * Patient is participating in another clinical trial which may affect this study's outcomes * Patient with metastatic cancer
Study Locations (1)
G.Gennimatas GENERAL HOSPITAL OF THESSALONIKI
Thessaloniki, Greece