Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0084113941
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To compare the duration of analgesia with ketamine given by two different routes.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Signs and Symptoms: Pain
Intervention
1. Caudal ketamine
2. Intravenous ketamine
3. No ketamine
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
1. Duration of postoperative analgesia
2. Nausea, sedation and motor blockade
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
28/06/2002
Overall trial end date
01/06/2004
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Children undergoing herniotomy, orchidoplexy and repair of hydrocoele
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Three groups, 64 in each group, with a total of 192
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
28/06/2002
Recruitment end date
01/06/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Anaesthetics
Hull
HU3 2JZ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
The North and South Bank Research and Development Consortium (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary