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Can a drug cocktail cut opioid use after back surgery?

NCT ID NCT04751175

Symptom relief Sponsor: Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether giving ketamine and dexamethasone during back surgery can lower pain and the need for morphine afterward. 128 adults having lumbar fusion surgery took part. The goal was to see if these drugs improve recovery and reduce side effects like nausea.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

128 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2013

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female * Age\> 18 years * ASA I-III. * Lumbar arthrodesis. * Patients who have signed the preoperative informed consent for participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable coronary heart disease * Glaucoma * History of allergy to ketamine, dexamethasone, or morphic chloride * Dementia or inability to understand IC and study * Pluricomplicated diabetes mellitus difficult to control * Patients who have taken an experimental drug 30 days before the start of the study or who are included in any type of study of an experimental drug

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Conditions

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Pain, Postoperative

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Pain, postoperative

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hospital Dr Josep Trueta

    Girona, 17007, Spain

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