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Can a small dose of ketamine make colonoscopy sedation safer?
NCT ID NCT07809230
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are observing two standard sedation approaches for adults having an elective colonoscopy: propofol alone, or propofol combined with a low dose of ketamine. The study tracks blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen levels, and sedation depth using a brain monitor called the Bispectral Index. It also measures how much propofol patients need, how quickly they recover, and when they are ready to go home.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low-dose ketamine added to propofol sedation
- What this could lead to
- If adding low-dose ketamine helps, it could give colonoscopy patients steadier blood pressure and a smoother recovery from sedation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study of 100 adults with mild health status, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Ketamine can cause vivid dreams or confusion, and results may not apply to sicker or older patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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 scheduled for elective colonoscopy * ASA physical status I-II Exclusion Criteria: * ASA physical status ≥ III * Allergy to propofol or ketamine * History of psychiatric illness * Advanced cardiac disease * Pregnancy * Chronic use of opioids or sedatives * Inability to cooperate * Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 35 kg/m\^2
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Altındağ, Ankara, 06000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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