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.