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Effect of Intravenous Ketamine Combined With Spinal Anesthesia on Sensory Block Duration Compared to Spinal Anesthesia Alone in Lower Limb Surgeries in Geriatrics.

RecruitingNAAges 65 Years - anyAllCairo University
NCT07520487 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Effect of Intravenous Ketamine combined with Spinal Anesthesia on Sensory Block Duration compared to Spinal Anesthesia alone in Lower Limb surgeries in geriatrics:

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 65 years and older * Both sexes * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I, II, III * Scheduled for elective lower limb surgeries under spinal anesthesia in supine position Exclusion Criteria: * Patient's refusal. * Pre-existing neurological disorders. * Coagulopathy (i.e., Platelets ≤ 60,000 and/or INR\> 1.5). * Localized infection at the site of needle insertion. * Known hypersensitivity or allergies to any of the used drugs
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What it tests

  • Patients will receive 0.2 mg/kg IV of ketamine diluted to 5 ml followed by infusion 0.1 mg/kg/hr as a 20 ml solution
  • Patients will receive 5 ml of saline followed by infusion 0.1 ml/kg/hr as a 20 ml solution as a control group
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Where

1 site
Cairo university hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
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