Actively Recruiting
Ketamine for Shoulder Pain Following Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Led by King Abdullah University Hospital · Updated on 2026-02-24
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
34 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
K
King Abdullah University Hospital
Lead Sponsor
J
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
Official Title
Ketamine for Shoulder Pain Following Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged 18 to 60 years
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade 1 or 2
- Body mass index (BMI) greater than 40
- BMI greater than 35 with obesity-related health conditions
You will not qualify if you...
- Mentally incapacitated individuals
- Use of any analgesic medication other than paracetamol within 24 hours before surgery
- History of drug abuse
- Patients with low heart ejection fraction
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
King Abdullah University Hospital
Irbid, Jordan, 22110
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Anas Alrusan
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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