CompletedPhase 4ketamine
Adding Ketamine to Levobupivacaine in Paravertebral Block in Thoracotomy
Sponsored by Tanta University
NCT ID
NCT06011746
Target Enrollment
60 participants
Start Date
2023-08-30
Est. Completion
2024-01-26
About This Study
To evaluate the role of adding ketamine to levobupivacaine in PVB on acute and chronic pain in thoracotomy
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- •Ketamine + Levobupivacaine
- •Levobupivacaine
Eligibility
Age:18 Years - 75 Years
Healthy Volunteers:No
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-75 years. * Both sexes. * ASA (American Society of Anesthesiology) physical status II-III. * Scheduled for open thoracotomy. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to or failed paravertebral block . * Body mass index (BMI) \>35 kg/m2. * The likelihood of postoperative mechanical ventilation. * Patients with coagulopathy, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, depression or other psychiatric disorders that required antidepressant drugs, alcohol, or recreational drug addiction. * Hypersensitivity to ketamine or levobupivacaine.
Study Locations (1)
Tanta University
Tanta, El-Gharbia, Egypt