Ögün 2001.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Randomised, double‐blind, placebo control | |
Participants | N = 47, 100% women | |
Interventions | Ketamine 1 mg/kg bolus IV pre‐incisionally and after excision of tissue specimen | |
Outcomes | Pain intensity (VAS, VRS) reported at 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 h postoperatively. Analgesic consumption reported at 24 h postoperatively. AEs | |
Surgery type | Mastectomy | |
Group numbers after end of study (treatment/control) | 16/15 | |
Age of patient population (treatment/control) | 47.2 ± 12.7 47.8 ± 14.2 |
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Notes | Article in Turkish. No mention of sponsorship or funding | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Randomisation process not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Allocation concealment process not described |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Only mentioned double‐blind but lacks description of how it was achieved |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Only mentioned double‐blind but lacks description of how it was achieved |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No withdrawals |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Predefined outcomes reported |
Size | High risk | 15 and 16 participants per treatment arm |