Can adding ketamine to anesthesia cut opioid use after Weight-Loss surgery?
NCT ID NCT07135154
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two anesthesia approaches for gastric sleeve surgery in 96 patients. One group received standard opioids, while the other also got ketamine. Researchers measured how much opioid pain medicine patients needed after surgery and their pain levels. The goal was to see if adding ketamine could reduce opioid use and side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ketamine
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works, it could point toward a way to reduce opioid use and improve pain control after gastric sleeve surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 96 participants. Results may not apply to all patients or surgeries, and ketamine can have side effects like dizziness or confusion.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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96 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Those who have undergone gastric sleeve surgery in the general surgery operating room at Balıkesir University Hospital
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients who have undergone gastric sleeve surgery Patients with mild systemic disease Patients with severe systemic disease that does not affect daily activities Exclusion Criteria: Those with data loss in their files Those who do not use patient-controlled analgesia devices Patients who did not undergo standard anesthesia protocol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Balıkesir University Health Practice and Research Hospital
Balıkesir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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