There are different treatment for chronic pain. One possible treatment is intravenous infusions of ketamine.
Ketamine continuous intravenous infusion for 4 days in Hospital with 0.5 mg/kg/day associated with Magnesium Sulfate 1000mg/day. Evaluation schedules will be performed at day 15,30 and 60.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
80
Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace
Monaco, Monaco
Long-term effectiveness
Improvement of the numerical scale - score 0 to 10 - 10 is the worst
Time frame: 1 month
Long-term effectiveness
Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) - score 1 to 7 - 7 is the worst
Time frame: 1 month
Pain relief
Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) - score 0 to 10 - 10 is the worst
Time frame: 15, 30, 60 days
Variation of quality of life
Short Form 12 health survey
Time frame: 15, 30, 60 days
Variation of quality of life
Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale - score 0 to 21 - 21 is the worst
Time frame: 15, 30, 60 days
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