Surgery drug aims to shield cancer Patients' mental health

NCT ID NCT06624878

Summary

This study tested whether giving a single low dose of the drug esketamine during surgery could help prevent depression afterwards in women with ovarian cancer. Researchers compared esketamine to a placebo (saltwater) in 568 patients to see if it reduced depressive symptoms, improved sleep, and aided recovery. The goal was to ease the mental and physical burden following major cancer surgery.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Zhejiang cancer hospital

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China

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