Ketamine Enhances Analgesia and Mood in Chronic Pain Patients
Sponsored by Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic
About This Study
Most chronic pain patients have mood disorders. The mood disorders may improve with better analgesia produced by Ketamine injections. A prospective study of patients undergoing interventional pain therapy using Ketamine injections. Pre-injection and post-injection patient data is collected. Pain is measured using numeric pain rating scale, and change in pain score by 2-points is considered significant. Sleep is measured using Likert sleep scale, and change in sleep score by 2-points is considered significant. Anxiety is measured using general anxiety disorder (GAD-7) scale, and change in anxiety score by 4-points is considered significant. Depression is measured using patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9), and change in depression score by 5-points is considered significant.
Conditions Studied
Eligibility
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Inclusion Criteria: * adult chronic pain patients * associated mood disorder * good treatment compliance * associated chronic insomnia * regular ketamine pain therapy injection * consent for clinical record quality assurance review Exclusion Criteria: * severe cognitive disorder * inability to provide consent * major neuropsychiatric disorder * cannabis use * stimulant use * substance abuse * poor treatment compliance * lack of ketamine pain therapy injection