Does the route of administration of ketamine influence perioperative and postoperative analgesia?

ISRCTN	ISRCTN32814070
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN32814070
Protocol serial number	N0084113941
Sponsor	Department of Health (UK)
Funder	The North and South Bank Research and Development Consortium (UK)

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Not provided at time of registration

Dr Reshma Goorah
Scientific

Department of Anaesthetics
Hull Royal Infirmary
Anlaby Road
Hull
HU3 2JZ
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	To compare the duration of analgesia with ketamine given by two different routes.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Signs and Symptoms: Pain
Intervention	1. Caudal ketamine 2. Intravenous ketamine 3. No ketamine
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	1. Duration of postoperative analgesia 2. Nausea, sedation and motor blockade
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/06/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Child
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	192
Key inclusion criteria	Children undergoing herniotomy, orchidoplexy and repair of hydrocoele
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	28/06/2002
Date of final enrolment	01/06/2004

Department of Anaesthetics

Hull
HU3 2JZ
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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