Ketamine Enhances Analgesia and Mood in Chronic Pain Patients
Condition(s) studied
Study summary
Most chronic pain patients have mood disorders. The mood disorders may improve with better analgesia produced by Ketamine injections. A prospective study of patients undergoing interventional pain therapy using Ketamine injections. Pre-injection and post-injection patient data is collected. Pain is measured using numeric pain rating scale, and change in pain score by 2-points is considered significant. Sleep is measured using Likert sleep scale, and change in sleep score by 2-points is considered significant. Anxiety is measured using general anxiety disorder (GAD-7) scale, and change in anxiety score by 4-points is considered significant. Depression is measured using patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9), and change in depression score by 5-points is considered significant.
Eligibility
Primary outcome measure(s)
- Pain score, objective measurement using the validated Numeric Pain Rating scale — 12 weeks
Pain score, using the Numeric Pain Rating scale of 0 to 10, low scores indicate less pain, high scores indicate worse pain
Trial sites (1)
| Facility | City | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic | Surrey | British Columbia | Recruiting |
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