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Clinical Trials/IRCT20220315054298N1
IRCT20220315054298N1
Not Yet Recruiting
Phase 2

comparison of the Effectiveness of pre-operative intravenous ketamine administration with placebo in controlling post-operative pain in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Tehran University of Medical Sciences0 sites60 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Enrollment
60
Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Between 18 and 85 years old
  • undergoing unilateral, primary total knee arthroplasty TKA for degenerative end\-stage osteoarthritis(OA) of the knee (score of \>2 on Kellgren\-Lawrence scale).

Exclusion Criteria

  • patients who refuse to participate,
  • classified as ASA IV or V by the American Society of Anesthesiologists,
  • body mass index greater than 40 kg/m2,
  • rheumatoid arthritis,
  • contraindication or allergy to opioid pain medications
  • allergy to amide or sulpha anesthetics,
  • unable to understand the visual analog scale (VAS) ,
  • any preoperative ketamine or chronic narcotic usage (\>10mg systemic morphine equivalents daily ) as it causes opioids tolerance ,
  • those who are discharged before the first 24 hours postoperatively,
  • previous history of knee arthroplasty,

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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