Clinical Trial

Ketamine for Shoulder Pain Following Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Recruiting Early Phase 1
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Record status
This record was last updated February 24, 2026 (before its estimated June 30, 2026 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.
Summary
Shoulder pain is a well-recognized complaint following laparoscopic surgery. It is underlying mechanism has various causes, therefore, modalities in management and prevention of this sort of pain are numerous with different success rates. In the light of this, the investigators aim to compare an anesthetic management plan involving using ketamine (which is a known intraoperative anesthetic agent) to another not involving it for participants undergoing gastric sleeve, and compare the incidence and intensity of shoulder pain afterwards.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07429916
Lead Sponsor King Abdullah University Hospital
Collaborators: Jordan University of Science and Technology
Conditions Pain Management, Laparascopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Enrollment 50 participants
Start Date 2026-01-01
Primary Completion 2026-06-30 (estimated)
Study Completion 2026-08-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-02-24