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PropofolPhase 4NCT07907796

Propofol-Ketamine Versus Sevoflurane for Laryngeal Mask Anesthesia in Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization

A Phase 4 study testing Ketamine-Propofol and Sevoflurane in people with Propofol and Ketamine, run by Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology at 1 site in Pakistan.

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Trial summary

Children undergoing cardiac catheterization will be given anesthesia using either a combination of propofol and ketamine or sevoflurane gas. The time taken to fall asleep will be recorded. During the procedure, anesthesia will be maintained to keep the child asleep and comfortable. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 to 12 years
What is being tested?
Ketamine-Propofol and Sevoflurane
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
68 participants
Where
1 sitePakistan
Study dates
24 Oct 2026to 25 Jan 2027
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 2 to 12 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Weighing 10-30kg
  • ASA I-III of either sex
  • Undergoing cardiac catheterization

Who cannot join

  • History of Drug Allergy
  • Pre-existing Asthma
  • Renal or Hepatic dysfunction
  • Difficult/prolonged intubation
  • Congenital airway abnormalities

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Nasreen Qaisrani, MBBS contact

+92-3317318740

drnasreenqaisrani@gmail.com

Pakistan1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology

    Rawalpindi, Punjab Province

    Asma Shabbir, MBBS, FCPS, +92 333 5161142, Research@ricrwp.edu.pk

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: COMPARISON OF PROPOFOL AND KETAMINE WITH SEVOFLURANE FOR LARYNGEAL MASK ANESTHESIA FOR CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT RAWALPINDI INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY, RAWALPINDI

Children undergoing cardiac catheterization will be given anesthesia using either a combination of propofol and ketamine or sevoflurane gas. The time taken to fall asleep will be recorded. During the procedure, anesthesia will be maintained to keep the child asleep and comfortable. After the procedure, the time taken to remove the breathing device and the time required for recovery will be recorded. In the recovery area, children will be assessed for emergence delirium (agitation, restlessness, or confusion while waking up from anesthesia) at 0, 5, 10, 15, and 60 minutes. Children who develop significant emergence delirium will receive an appropriate dose of medication to manage the condition, provided there are no medical reasons to avoid its use.

Read the detailed description

Patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be enrolled in the study and randomly allocated using computer-generated random numbers. Anesthesia will be induced using either intravenous ketamine (1.5 mg/kg) combined with propofol (1 mg/kg) or inhalational sevoflurane at 2-3 minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) until an adequate depth of anesthesia is achieved. The time to loss of consciousness will be recorded in seconds.

Anesthesia will be maintained with a propofol infusion at 50-150 µg/kg/min and a ketamine infusion at 25-50 µg/kg/min, titrated to maintain an adequate depth of anesthesia, or with sevoflurane at 2%, targeting a MAC of 1.2, without the addition of other sedative agents.

At the end of the procedure, the time to laryngeal mask airway (LMA) removal and recovery time will be recorded in seconds. Patients will subsequently be transferred to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), where emergence delirium will be assessed using the Pediatric Anesthesia Emer

Being tested
Ketamine-Propofol, Sevoflurane

What participants receive

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

  • Ketamine-PropofolDrug

    Patients will receive intravenous administration of ketamine (1.5 mg/kg) and propofol (1mg/kg) for induction

  • SevofluraneDrug

    Patients will undergo Inhalational induction with Sevoflurane at 2-3 MAC

Study groups in NCT07907796
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group-KetoFolActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Ketamine-Propofol
Group SevofluraneActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Sevoflurane

What is being measured

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

  1. Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) Score

    Measured: Post operatively at 0,5,10,15,60 minutes

Timeline

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

  1. First posted30 Oct 2026
  2. Study start24 Oct 2026
  3. Primary completion24 Jan 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion25 Jan 2027 (estimated)

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
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
68 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07907796
Sponsor's protocol ID
RIC/RERC/30/26
Status last verified
Oct 2026
First submitted
24 Oct 2026
Last updated
30 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Hospital Ethical Committee doesn't allow

Publications

  • Basra GS, Joshi A, Jaiswal A, Garg A. Comparison of Propofol and Ketamine with Sevoflurane for Laryngeal Mask Anesthesia for Cardiac Catheterization of Pediatric Patients. J Med Sci Health. 2020 Oct 10;6(2):14-8.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Ketamine-Propofol and Sevoflurane in people with Propofol and Ketamine, run by Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology at 1 site in Pakistan.

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 3 inclusion and 5 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Nasreen Qaisrani, MBBS (+92-3317318740, drnasreenqaisrani@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) Score (time frame: Post operatively at 0,5,10,15,60 minutes). 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 NCT07907796, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 Oct 2026.

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