CompletedPhase 4

Ketamine Tolerance in Children After Repeated Administrations During Radiotherapy Sessions

33 participantsStarted 2012-05

Plain-language 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 pediatric oncology patients undergoing repeated radiotherapy sessions.

Who can participate

Age range1 Year – 14 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * pediatric patients undergoing radiotherapy due to oncologic disorders Exclusion Criteria: * 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

What they're measuring

Total ketamine consumption during each session

Timeframe: peroperative 3 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02512055

SponsorBaskent University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-05

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