Ketamine's effect on spinal monitoring during back surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study tests if giving ketamine during certain back surgeries affects how well doctors can monitor your spinal nerves during the operation. It's for adults having a posterior spinal fusion.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are an adult (18 or older) having a specific type of back surgery called a posterior spinal fusion.
- You are not allergic to ketamine.
- You do not have schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders.
- Your blood pressure is controlled (systolic under 180 mmHg).
- You have not had a heart attack or a large blood vessel aneurysm.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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