Overview

Intravenous Ketamine and Postoperative Pain Following Cesarean Section.

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2017-10-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
Female
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the analgesic effect of low-dose intravenous ketamine in pregnant mothers undergoing cesarean section under Bupivacaine spinal anesthesia.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Treatments:
Ketamine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Eligible women ASA class 1 and 2, are at term (≥37 week gestation), Scheduled for
elective cesarean section whose anesthetic plan is for spinal anesthesia with
Bupivacaine and intravenous pethidine and paracetamol for post operative analgesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

- • Body mass index ≥40 kg/m2,

- Known allergy to any of the study medications,

- Contraindication to the spinal anesthesia,

- History of substance abuse,

- History of hallucinations,

- Chronic opioid therapy,

- Chronic pain.