Ketamine Clinical Trials
A listing of Ketamine medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 124 clinical trials
Comparison of Intravenous Lidocaine vs Ketamine in Colorectal Surgery
Patients undergoing open colorectal surgery were randomly divided into two groups: Intravenous Lidocaine (IV-Lido) vs Intravenous Ketamine (IV-Keta). For the IV-Lido group, patients received a loading dose of Lidocaine than a continuous infusion over twenty-four hours. For the IV-Keta goup, patients received a loading dose of Ketamine than a continuous …
Ketamine Enhances Analgesia and Mood in Chronic Pain Patients
Most chronic pain patients have mood disorders. The mood disorders may improve with better analgesia produced by Ketamine injections. A prospective study of patients undergoing interventional pain therapy using Ketamine injections. Pre-injection and post-injection patient data is collected. Pain is measured using numeric pain rating scale, and change in pain …
Enhancing Week-long Psychological Treatment for PTSD With Ketamine
The purpose of this study is to test if the combination of ketamine, vs midazolam, with an intensive trauma-focused psychotherapy will be more effective in relieving post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This week-long treatment has the potential to produce a significant therapeutic effect that otherwise would take months to occur. The …
Nebulized Ketamine for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
This is a double-blind active placebo controlled clinical trial for individuals with moderate to severe depression. The purpose of this study is to assess if nebulized ketamine can reduce depressive symptoms.
Ketamine for Preventing Post-Spinal Hypotension in Orthopedic Surgery
This randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial investigates the efficacy of a sub-anesthetic dose of ketamine (0.5 mg/kg IV) in preventing post-spinal hypotension in patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgeries under spinal anesthesia. The study compares ketamine with placebo (normal saline) in terms of blood pressure stability and incidence of hypotensive episodes …
Ketamine for Shoulder Pain Following Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Shoulder pain is a well-recognized complaint following laparoscopic surgery. It is underlying mechanism has various causes, therefore, modalities in management and prevention of this sort of pain are numerous with different success rates. In the light of this, the investigators aim to compare an anesthetic management plan involving using ketamine …
Ketamine in OCD: Efficacy and Effects on Stress and Cognition
The main goal of this trial is to demonstrate therapeutic efficacy of low dose ketamine in patients with OCD. We expect that ketamine will alleviate symptoms in the hours following application, but also - if effective - that the anti-OCD effects might last for several days after a single infusion.
Ketamine and Neurofeedback-Training: Effects on Neuroplasticity in Cocaine Addiction
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of the combination of ketamine and realtime functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedback training in individuals with cocaine use disorder. The main questions the investigators aim to answer are: Can the investigators observe a positive, significant effect on …
Ketamine Infusion as a Method of Cerebral Protection in Children
The study is devoted to the use of ketamine infusion in a subanesthetic dose in the postoperative period in children after surgical correction of congenital heart defects in children.
Comparison of Dexmedetomidine + Ketamine for Postoperative Pain in C-Section
This study aims to compare three different doses of dexmedetomidine, when combined with a fixed dose of ketamine, for pain control in women undergoing cesarean section. The goal is to find the most effective combination with the fewest side effects.
