Postoperative Analgesia by Epidural vs IV Ketamine Concurrent With Caudal Anesthesia in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Brief Summary

Preemptive analgesia can improve postoperative pain management. Ketamine may prevent central sensitization during surgery and result in preemptive analgesia. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of ketamine as a preemptive analgesic as previous studies have shown the involvement of N-methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor in neuroplasticity.

Intervention / Treatment

  • S(+)-ketamine (DRUG)
    epidural or intravenous 1 mg kg-1 once concurrent with caudal anesthesia

Condition or Disease

  • Analgesia

Phase

Study Design

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Status: Unknown status
Study results: No Results Available
Age: up to 12 Years   (Child)
Enrollment: 40 (ESTIMATED)
Funded by: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Dates

Start date: Nov 01, 2007
Primary Completion: Jun 01, 2009 ESTIMATED
Completion Date: Jul 01, 2009 ESTIMATED
Study First Posted: Sep 20, 2007 ESTIMATED
Results First Posted: Aug 31, 2020
Last Updated: Nov 17, 2010

Sponsors / Collaborators

Lead Sponsor: N/A
Responsible Party: N/A

Location

After receiving consent inform from parents, 40 children scheduled for orthopedic surgeries will be randomized to one of two groups: epidural group and intravenous group, both will receive 1 mg kg-1 S(+)-ketamine. All patients will receive caudal block anesthesia with marcaine. Cardiovascular monitoring will be assessed during operation. Follow up will continue for 24 hours after caudal block. Duration of analgesia, first time of analgesic request and complications will be recorded by an orthopedic assistant that is blinded to study. Data will be analyzed statistically by Chi square, t test and nonparametric tests.

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All
Maximum Age: 12
Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Children aged \< = 12 years
* Children scheduled for elective orthopedic surgery with caudal block
* ASA score \< = 3

Exclusion Criteria:

* Contraindication for caudal block such as vertebral defect or infection at the site of block
* Disagreement of parents
* Patient's age \> 12 years
* ASA score \> = 4

Primary Outcomes
  • pain score 24 hours after anesthesia
Secondary Outcomes
  • analgesic request 24 hours after anesthesia

More Details

NCT Number: NCT00532662
Other IDs: 86-02-78-56790
Study URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00532662
Last updated: Sep 29, 2023