Ketamine during heart surgery to prevent long-term pain
Treatments studied
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether giving a medication called ketamine during heart surgery can reduce long-term pain after the operation. If it works, patients may recover with less chronic pain.
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Who can take part
- You must be scheduled for elective (non-emergency) open-heart surgery.
- Your general health should fall within certain standard ranges for surgery (ASA II-III).
- You cannot be taking strong opioid painkillers regularly.
- You cannot have nerve pain, significant diabetes-related nerve problems, or kidney/liver disease.
- You cannot be taking antidepressants or antipsychotics, or have conditions like dementia or psychosis.
- Your BMI must be 40 or less.
Quick eligibility check
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