# Effect of Intravenous Ketamine Combined With Spinal Anesthesia on Sensory Block Duration Compared to Spinal Anesthesia Alone in Lower Limb Surgeries in Geriatrics.

> **NCT07520487** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Cairo University** · enrollment: 61 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- IV Ketamine With Spinal Block

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Patients will receive 0.2 mg/kg IV of ketamine diluted to 5 ml followed by infusion 0.1 mg/kg/hr as a 20 ml solution
- **DRUG:** Patients will receive 5 ml of saline followed by infusion 0.1 ml/kg/hr as a 20 ml solution as a control group

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07520487
- **Lead sponsor:** Cairo University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-04-25
- **Primary completion:** 2026-08
- **Final completion:** 2026-08
- **Target enrollment:** 61 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07520487

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07520487, "Effect of Intravenous Ketamine Combined With Spinal Anesthesia on Sensory Block Duration Compared to Spinal Anesthesia Alone in Lower Limb Surgeries in Geriatrics.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07520487. Licensed CC0.

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