Effect of Perioperative Low Dose Ketamine on Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery

Han Yuan

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 4

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Drug: ketamine; Drug: Normal saline

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03676114

XuzhouMedSch3

Details and patient eligibility

About

Breast cancer patients often have perioperative emotional disorders such as anxiety and depression, which can lead to poor quality of recovery.This study aims to determine whether ketamine could improve the quality of recovery in breast cancer patients. Meanwhile, it will show if ketamine could improve anxiety, depression, postoperative pain and fatigue.This trial also will bring great concerns on patients' mental health perioperatively and explore the measures to improve their quality of life.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. American Society of Anesthesiologists Grade I-II
2. Patients undergoing elective breast cancer surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

1. Unstable hypertension, history of heart disease
2. Hepatic or renal dysfunction
3. Patients undergoing chemotherapy before surgery
4. Have a history of chronic pain or chronic use of analgesic
5. Have mental illness or can't cooperate with investigators
6. Have a history of ketamine allergy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

ketamine group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: ketamine

normal saline group

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Normal saline