RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07520487

Effect of Intravenous Ketamine Combined With Spinal Anesthesia on Sensory Block Duration Compared to Spinal Anesthesia Alone in Lower Limb Surgeries in Geriatrics.

Effect of Intravenous Ketamine Combined With Spinal Anesthesia on Sensory Block Duration Compared to Spinal Anesthesia Alone in Lower Limb Surgeries in Geriatrics: A Randomized Controlled Double-Blinded Trial.

Sponsor

Cairo University

Enrollment

61 participants

Start Date

Apr 25, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

IV Ketamine With Spinal Block

Summary

Effect of Intravenous Ketamine combined with Spinal Anesthesia on Sensory Block Duration compared to Spinal Anesthesia alone in Lower Limb surgeries in geriatrics:

Eligibility

Min Age: 65 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This clinical trial is studying a drug called Patients will receive 0.2 mg/kg IV of ketamine diluted to 5 ml followed by infusion 0.1 mg/kg/hr as a 20 ml solution and a drug called Patients will receive 5 ml of saline followed by infusion 0.1 ml/kg/hr as a 20 ml solution as a control group for people with iv ketamine with spinal block. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location.

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Interventions

DRUGPatients will receive 0.2 mg/kg IV of ketamine diluted to 5 ml followed by infusion 0.1 mg/kg/hr as a 20 ml solution

Patients will receive 0.2 mg/kg IV of ketamine diluted to 5 ml followed by infusion 0.1 mg/kg/hr as a 20 ml solution

DRUGPatients will receive 5 ml of saline followed by infusion 0.1 ml/kg/hr as a 20 ml solution as a control group

Patients will receive 5 ml of saline followed by infusion 0.1 ml/kg/hr as a 20 ml solution as a control group

Locations(1)

Cairo university hospitals

Cairo, Giza Governorate, Egypt

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