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NCT number NCT04427605
Other study ID # AOP1795
Secondary ID CESC
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date April 1, 2019
Est. completion date September 1, 2021

Study information

Verified date February 2022
Source Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study, prospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of ketamine administered in continuous infusion lasted more than 12 hours in children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Padova. This drug may be used as adopted as adopted as adjuvant to analgesia and sedation or as adjuvant to bronchospasm therapy. The investigators evaluated efficacy considering the sparing of other analgesics and sedatives and the level of sedation after ketamine infusion for the first use and the sparing of other bronchospasm drugs sedative dosage for the second use. To evaluate safety the investigators considered the presence of adverse effects and onset of withdrawal and delirium syndrome. The study will included al least 55 pediatric patients < 18 years and mechanically ventilated.


Description:

Ketamine is an N-Methyl-d-aspartate-receptor-antagonist commonly used over the last decades as an anesthetic and analgesic agent for procedural sedation. The use of ketamine as a prolonged infusion was first described in 1990 and a prolonged infusion of ketamine has been described as a successful strategy for analgesia and sedation in patients with hemodynamic instability, in patients who were mechanically ventilated and poorly responsive to conventional drugs. An other indication for ketamine infusion is the presence of bronchospasm, due to its action in promoting bronchodilatation. However, existing studies on ketamine for prolonged sedation are mainly retrospective and include small sample size, suggesting that this topic needs to be further investigated. The aim of this observational single center study is to describe the use of ketamine used as adjuvant to conventional analgesic and sedative strategy (opioid and benzodiazepine in continuous infusion) as prolonged infusion (i.e. ≥ 12 hr) in pediatric patients. The investigators will evaluate ketamine indications, dosages, infusion duration, adoption of boluses, modality of weaning. Concomitant analgesic and sedative management and monitoring of level of sedation (using a validated scale) are considered measures of efficacy. Sparing of other bronchospasm drugs sedative dosage are considered measures of efficacy if ketamine is used in patients with obstructive respiratory diseases. Presence of adverse effects (including withdrawal syndrome symptoms and delirium) during infusione or 48 hours after weaning are considered measures of safety. Data were collected using a standardized data sheet. The study lasted 18 months to reach a numerosity of 55 patients. All the requested institutional approvals were collected before starting the data collection.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 57
Est. completion date September 1, 2021
Est. primary completion date July 31, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A to 18 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - pediatric intensive care unit admission - mechanical ventilation - ketamine infusion > 12 hours Exclusion Criteria: - parents refusal to participate

Study Design


Locations

Country Name City State
Italy Azienda Ospedale Università Padova Padova PD

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

References & Publications (7)

Allen JY, Macias CG. The efficacy of ketamine in pediatric emergency department patients who present with acute severe asthma. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Jul;46(1):43-50. — View Citation

Golding CL, Miller JL, Gessouroun MR, Johnson PN. Ketamine Continuous Infusions in Critically Ill Infants and Children. Ann Pharmacother. 2016 Mar;50(3):234-41. doi: 10.1177/1060028015626932. Epub 2016 Jan 18. Review. — View Citation

Heiberger AL, Ngorsuraches S, Olgun G, Luze L, Leimbach C, Madison H, Lakhani SA. Safety and Utility of Continuous Ketamine Infusion for Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Nov-Dec;23(6):447-454. doi: 10.5863/1551-6776-23.6.447. — View Citation

Miller AC, Jamin CT, Elamin EM. Continuous intravenous infusion of ketamine for maintenance sedation. Minerva Anestesiol. 2011 Aug;77(8):812-20. Review. — View Citation

Neunhoeffer F, Hanser A, Esslinger M, Icheva V, Kumpf M, Gerbig I, Hofbeck M, Michel J. Ketamine Infusion as a Counter Measure for Opioid Tolerance in Mechanically Ventilated Children: A Pilot Study. Paediatr Drugs. 2017 Jun;19(3):259-265. doi: 10.1007/s40272-017-0218-4. — View Citation

Petrillo TM, Fortenberry JD, Linzer JF, Simon HK. Emergency department use of ketamine in pediatric status asthmaticus. J Asthma. 2001 Dec;38(8):657-64. — View Citation

Zanos P, Moaddel R, Morris PJ, Riggs LM, Highland JN, Georgiou P, Pereira EFR, Albuquerque EX, Thomas CJ, Zarate CA Jr, Gould TD. Ketamine and Ketamine Metabolite Pharmacology: Insights into Therapeutic Mechanisms. Pharmacol Rev. 2018 Jul;70(3):621-660. doi: 10.1124/pr.117.015198. Review. Erratum in: Pharmacol Rev. 2018 Oct;70(4):879. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other presence of hypotension change of inotropic therapy after ketamine infusion 12 hours
Primary level of sedation measured with Comfort Behavior Scale (CBS) CBS score decreased > 2 points after ketamine administration 12 hours
Secondary incidence adverse effects,delirium and withdrawal syndrome, assessed by physician (also using Cornell Assessment scale of Pediatric Delirium and Withdrawal Assessment tool 1) incidence of adverse effects and number of patients withf delirium (Cornell Assessment scale of Pediatric Delirium) and withdrawal syndrome (Withdrawal Assessment tool 1) evaluation during all the duration of ketamine infusion till to 48 hours after the end of it
Secondary bronchospasm severity change of bronchodilator after ketamine infusion 12 hours
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