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

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: IV Ketamine With Spinal Block

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07520487

Run by

Cairo University

People needed

61

Starts

2026-04-25

Expected to finish

2026-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-30

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients aged 65 years and older
• Both sexes
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I, II, III
• Scheduled for elective lower limb surgeries under spinal anesthesia in supine position

You may not qualify if…

• Patient's refusal.
• Pre-existing neurological disorders.
• Coagulopathy (i.e., Platelets ≤ 60,000 and/or INR> 1.5).
• Localized infection at the site of needle insertion.
• Known hypersensitivity or allergies to any of the used drugs

Where it is running

• Cairo university hospitals — Cairo, Giza Governorate, Egypt (enrolling)

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