Ketamine for Shoulder Pain Following Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery

NCT07429916 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-02-24

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Summary

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 (which is a known intraoperative anesthetic agent) to another not involving it for participants undergoing gastric sleeve, and compare the incidence and intensity of shoulder pain afterwards.

Conditions

  • Pain Management
  • Laparascopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Interventions

DRUG

Intraoperative ketamine

intra-operative intravenous ketamine infusion in a dose of 0.3mg/kg/hour

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jordan University of Science and Technology

    collaborator OTHER
  • King Abdullah University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-01
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-08-30

Countries

  • Jordan

Study Locations

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