drugset / Trial / NCT01690988

Summary

Delirium is a medical term or condition that includes a temporary inability to focus attention and to think clearly. Delirium occurs commonly (10% to 70%) in patients older than 60 undergoing large surgeries. The purpose of this study is to test rigorously whether a drug called ketamine can decrease the chance that patients will experience delirium after their surgery. The investigators are also testing whether ketamine decreases postoperative pain, postoperative opioid consumption, postoperative nausea and vomiting, ICU and hospital length of stay, and adverse outcomes (e.g. hallucinations and nightmares).

Timeline

Start
2014-02-01
Primary completion
2016-06-26
Completion
2017-07

Publications

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Ketamine Small molecule 0.5 mg/kg
Subject Ketamine Small molecule 1 mg/kg

Indications