CompletedPhase 3ketamine

The Effect of Preprocedural Subanesthetic Ketamine on Pain and Anxiety

NCT ID

NCT06310850

Target Enrollment

60 participants

Start Date

2013-06-01

Est. Completion

2023-06-01

About This Study

The thoracic epidural catheterization (TEC) can be both uncomfortable and fearful for patients when done awake with the thought that the procedure may be painful. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of subanesthetic intravenous ketamine administration on pain and anxiety during the TEC procedure.

Conditions Studied

Epidural CatheterizationThoracicProcedural Pain

Interventions

•Ketamine
•Placebo

Eligibility

Age:18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers:No

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients who underwent elective thoracic surgery via thoracotomy
* Patients with ASA physical status I-III

Exclusion Criteria:

* Describing chronic pain,
* Have a bleeding disorder,
* Having a history of analgesia drug use,
* Have a history of liver disease,
* Have serious metabolic and endocrine problems,
* Have a history of allergy to ketamine and local anesthetics,
* Have an infection in the intervention area,
* Rejecting thoracic epidural catheter,
* Describing acute pain in any part of the body during the preoperative evaluation,
* Thoracic epidural catheter duration greater than five minutes (time from needle entry to catheter placement)
* Patients requiring more than two Tuohy injection attempts

Study Locations (1)

Ankara Atatürk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital