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Conscious Sedation Failure During ProcedurePhase 4NCT02512055

Ketamine Tolerance in Children After Repeated Administrations During Radiotherapy Sessions

A Phase 4 study testing Ketamine in people with Conscious Sedation Failure During Procedure, run by Baskent University.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Ketamine provides a safety zone for sedated but spontaneously ventilated children especially in remote conditions such as radiotherapy units where sedation is an essential practice for children to keep calm and motionless In this study, investigators planned to analyse ketamine doses needed and the recovery times in… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 14 years
What is being tested?
Ketamine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
33 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
May 2012to May 2014
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 year to 14 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • pediatric patients undergoing radiotherapy due to oncologic disorders

Who cannot join

  • Patients younger than 1 year and older than 14 year,
  • patients with cardiac, renal or liver function abnormalities, who were already under sedative drug treatment or allergic to the drugs to be used or the patients for whom the study drugs

About this study

Ketamine provides a safety zone for sedated but spontaneously ventilated children especially in remote conditions such as radiotherapy units where sedation is an essential practice for children to keep calm and motionless In this study, investigators planned to analyse ketamine doses needed and the recovery times in pediatric oncology patients undergoing repeated radiotherapy sessions.

Read the detailed description

Ketamine provides a safety zone for sedated but spontaneously ventilated children especially in remote conditions such as radiotherapy units where sedation is an essential practice for children to keep calm and motionless.However, there had been a disagreement about the ketamine doses needed for a continuous and steady level of sedation during repeated radiotherapy sessions in children. In this study, investigators planned to analyse ketamine doses needed and the recovery times in pediatric oncology patients undergoing repeated radiotherapy sessions.After approval from the Baskent University, School of Medicine, Ethics and Research Committee (KA09/247) and informed consents of the patients' guardians, 33 pediatric patients undergoing radiotherapy due to oncologic disorders were enrolled to receive ketamine 2 mg/kg and atropine 10 μg/kg.Patients' demographic data such as age, gender, weight, ASA physical status and duration and total number of radiotherapy sessions were noted. Total ketamine consumption to maintain the targeted sedation level during each session, additional dose administration and the recovery time were recorded. The adverse events such as apnea, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, desaturation, respiratory depression, bradycardia, sedation levels deeper or superficial than intended to, excessive salivation, allergy, nausea and vomiting and need for emergency medication were also noted after each session. The study drugs were prepared, labelled and administered by an anesthetist according to the study protocol and data were recorded by an anesthetist blind to the amount of the study drug used.

Being tested
Ketamine

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • KetamineDrug

    Also called Atropine

    Repeated ketamine 2 mg/kg administration intravenously for sedation during each radiotherapy sessions

Study groups in NCT02512055
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group 1ExperimentalPediatric patients undergoing repeat radiotherapy session under ketamine sedation
Receives: Drug: Ketamine

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Total ketamine consumption during each session

    Measured: peroperative 3 hours

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Recovery time

    Measured: peroperative 3 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Jul 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2012
  3. Primary completionMay 2014
  4. Study completionMay 2014

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
Enrolment
33 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02512055
Sponsor's protocol ID
KA09/247
Status last verified
Jul 2015
First submitted
24 Jul 2015
Last updated
30 Jul 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Hoffman GM, Nowakowski R, Troshynski TJ, Berens RJ, Weisman SJ. Risk reduction in pediatric procedural sedation by application of an American Academy of Pediatrics/American Society of Anesthesiologists process model. Pediatrics. 2002 Feb;109(2):236-43. doi: 10.1542/peds.109.2.236.

    PubMed 11826201
  • Lois F, De Kock M. Something new about ketamine for pediatric anesthesia? Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2008 Jun;21(3):340-4. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3282f82bde.

    PubMed 18458551
  • Macnab AJ, Levine M, Glick N, Susak L, Baker-Brown G. A research tool for measurement of recovery from sedation: the Vancouver Sedative Recovery Scale. J Pediatr Surg. 1991 Nov;26(11):1263-7. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(91)90594-j.

    PubMed 1812252
  • Tobias JD. Tolerance, withdrawal, and physical dependency after long-term sedation and analgesia of children in the pediatric intensive care unit. Crit Care Med. 2000 Jun;28(6):2122-32. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200006000-00079.

    PubMed 10890677
  • Trujillo KA, Akil H. Inhibition of opiate tolerance by non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists. Brain Res. 1994 Jan 7;633(1-2):178-88. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)91538-5.

    PubMed 8137155
  • Trujillo KA. The neurobiology of opiate tolerance, dependence and sensitization: mechanisms of NMDA receptor-dependent synaptic plasticity. Neurotox Res. 2002 Jun;4(4):373-91. doi: 10.1080/10298420290023954.

    PubMed 12829426
  • Trujillo KA, Zamora JJ, Warmoth KP. Increased response to ketamine following treatment at long intervals: implications for intermittent use. Biol Psychiatry. 2008 Jan 15;63(2):178-83. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.02.014. Epub 2007 Jun 13.

    PubMed 17568566
  • Zapantis A, Leung S. Tolerance and withdrawal issues with sedation. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2005 Sep;17(3):211-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2005.04.011.

    PubMed 16115529

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Ketamine in people with Conscious Sedation Failure During Procedure, run by Baskent University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jul 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Total ketamine consumption during each session (time frame: peroperative 3 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02512055, which also lists 8 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jul 2015.

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