Ketamine Effect After Laparoscopic Gastric Reduction: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo Controlled Study

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pain, Obesity, Hypoxia

In brief

Laparoscopic surgery for gastric reduction is frequently associated with high levels of postoperative pain. Postoperative pain is very often treated with opioids. However large doses of opioids can result in respiratory depression with hypoxemia especially in high risk patients with obstructive sleep apnea. since a large group of patients undergoing surgery for gastric reduction surgery also have obstructive sleep apnea, it is expected that these patients are also at high risk for postoperative respiratory depression and hypoxemia. Intraoperative ketamine has been used as an effective multimodal agent to reduce postoperative pain. However, ketamine alone has not been examined to improve postoperative pain outcomes in patients undergoing gastric reduction surgery. More importantly, it is unknown if the use of intraoperative ketamine can lead to better overall quality of recovery in the same patient population. In addition, ketamine has been shown to improve ventilation but it remains to be determined if the intraoperative use of ketamine will result in less postoperative hypoxemic events. The main objective of the current investigation is to examine the effect of intraoperative ketamine on postoperative quality of recovery after gastric reduction surgery. The investigators hypothesize that subjects receiving ketamine will have a greater global quality of recovery score than the ones receiving saline.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01997515

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

80

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2019-08-22

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-64
• surgery: laparoscopic gastric reduction (gastric sleeve or gastric bypass)
• ASA physical status classification I, II, III
• Body Mass Index >35kg/m2
• Fluent in English

You may not qualify if…

• History of allergy to protocol medications
• History of chronic opioid use
• Pregnant patients
• Drop out: Conversion to an open surgical route, patient or surgeon request.

Where it is running

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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