# Ketamine Gargle for Pain After Pediatric Tonsillectomy

> **NCT07558044** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital Universitario de Caracas** · enrollment: 420 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Postoperative Pain
- Tonsillectomy
- Adenotonsillectomy

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Ketamine Hydrochloride in saline
- **OTHER:** Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07558044
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital Universitario de Caracas
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2024-01-10
- **Primary completion:** 2025-01-07
- **Final completion:** 2025-01-14
- **Target enrollment:** 420 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07558044

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07558044, "Ketamine Gargle for Pain After Pediatric Tonsillectomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07558044. Licensed CC0.

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