Trial name or title |
Efficacy of low analgesic doses of ketamine associated with opioids in refractory cancer pain treatment |
Methods |
Randomised, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind parallel group study |
Participants |
Adult hospitalised cancer patients with refractory pain undergoing opioid treatment |
Interventions |
IV ketamine versus placebo |
Outcomes |
Per cent reduction average daily pain intensity score; daily average pain intensity score; patient global impression of change; daily sleep interference; opioid consumption; patient satisfaction; adverse effects |
Starting date |
July 2011. Completed February 2013 |
Contact information |
Sylvie Rostaing‐Rigattieri, Center of Evaluation and Treatment of Pain, Saint‐Antoine Hospital, Paris, France |
Notes |
"Completed" study, unpublished. Possibly the same study registered as NCT00484484? |