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NCT Number: NCT06031883

Efficacy of Adding Low Dose Ketamine or Fentanyl to Propofol-dexmedetomidine as Total Intravenous Anesthesia

Efficacy of adding low dose ketamine or fentanyl to propofol-dexmedetomidine as total intravenous anesthesia for patients undergoing craniotomy in supra tentorial brain tumor

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Key information

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Eron

Minya, Egypt

About this study

Efficacy of adding low dose ketamine or fentanyl to propofol-dexmedetomidine as total intravenous anesthesia for patients undergoing craniotomy in supra tentorial brain tumor surgery on brain relaxation score, hemodynamics, surgeon satisfaction score , total requirement of intra operative propofol and post operative analgesia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged 18-70 years old ASA I - III with GCS 14-15 and BMI<35 scheduled for elective craniotomy for resection of supratentorial masses

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients will be excluded if they will refuse to give a written consent. Also patients with GCS < 14 or having endocrine or blood diseases or sever cardiac disease or sever liver disease or renal failure and patients with uncontrolled hypertension or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and patients have allergy to any of the study drugs.

Treatment and study plan

ketamine

Drug

Total intravenous anesthesia in craniotomy

Other names: Fentanyl

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of brain relaxation score

    Time frame: Intraoperative

    1:perfectly relaxed , 2:satisfactory relaxed , 3:firm brain and 4:bulging brain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Minia University

Other

Collaborators

  • Minia University Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Adding Low Dose Ketamine or Fentanyl to Propofol-dexmedetomidine as Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Craniotomy

Acronym: TIVA

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2025
First posted
Sep 11, 2023
Registry last updated
Jul 30, 2025

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