Effect of a Topical Ketamine on Acute and Chronic Pain, Dose Finding
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03165149 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 24, 2017
Last Update Posted : November 3, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Breast Cancer | Drug: group (A) Drug: group (B) Drug: group (c) | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 90 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Effect of a Topical Ketamine on Acute and Chronic Post-mastectomy Pain, Dose Finding - Clinical Study |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 1, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 1, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 1, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Group (A)
patients will receive 1mg / kg of Ketamine diluted by 20 ml saline (0.9 % )
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Drug: group (A)
patients will receive 1mg / kg of Ketamine diluted by 20 ml saline (0.9 % ) and irrigated onto surgical field after hemostats and before skin closure. |
Active Comparator: Group (B)
patients will receive 2 mg /kg of Ketamine diluted by 20 ml saline (0.9 %) a
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Drug: group (B)
patients will receive 2 mg /kg of Ketamine diluted by 20 ml saline (0.9 %) and irrigated onto surgical field after hemostasis and before skin closure. |
Active Comparator: Group (C)
patients will receive 3 mg / kg of Ketamine diluted by 20 ml saline (0.9 %)
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Drug: group (c)
patients will receive 3 mg /kg of Ketamine diluted by 20 ml saline (0.9 %) and irrigated onto surgical field after hemostasis and before skin closure. |
- the total amount of morphine consumption [ Time Frame: 48 hours ]total amount of rescue analgesia
- pain intensity [ Time Frame: 48 hours ]pain intensity measured by Visual analogue scale

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 60 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Gender Based Eligibility: | Yes |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- American society of heart association class I-II female patients
- aged 18-60 years
- scheduled for modified radical mastectomy with axillary dissection for breast carcinoma
Exclusion Criteria:
- known allergy to the study drugs
- significant cardiac-
- respiratory-
- renal or hepatic disease

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03165149
Egypt | |
South Egypt Cancer Instuite | |
Assuit, Egypt, 171516 |
Responsible Party: | Fatma Adel El sherif,MD, lecturer of anesthesia, ICU and pain releif, Assiut University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03165149 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
17100205 |
First Posted: | May 24, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 3, 2020 |
Last Verified: | October 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |