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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/04/085026 [Registered on: 17/04/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/04/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Evaluation and comparison of ketamine-dexmedetomidine versus ketamine-propofol in post operative mechanically ventilated patients 
Scientific Title of Study   A Study to compare safety and efficacy of ketamine-dexmedetomidine versus ketamine-propofol in post operative mechanically ventilated patients 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Monica Chhikara 
Designation  Associate professor 
Affiliation  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care 
Address  Room no:26, Department of anesthesia, modular ICU complex, Pt B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
Room no:26, Department of anesthesia, modular ICU complex, Pt B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
Rohtak
HARYANA
124001
India 
Phone  9468465746  
Fax    
Email  chhikara.monica@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Monica Chhikara 
Designation  Associate professor 
Affiliation  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care 
Address  Room no:26, Department of anesthesia, modular ICU complex, Pt B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
Room no:26, Department of anesthesia, modular ICU complex, Pt B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
Rohtak
HARYANA
124001
India 
Phone  9468465746  
Fax    
Email  chhikara.monica@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Vignesh P 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care 
Address  Room no:26, Department of anesthesia, modular ICU complex, Pt B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
Room no:26, Department of anesthesia, modular ICU complex, Pt B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
Rohtak
HARYANA
124001
India 
Phone  9500201876  
Fax    
Email  vgnsh111997@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of anaesthesiology,pt B D Sharma PGIMS,Rohtak,haryana,124001 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Pt B D Sharma PGIMS 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia and Critical care, Pt B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana  
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Drvignesh P  pt B D Sharma PGIMS Rohtak  Department of Anaesthesia and Critical care, Pt B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana
Rohtak
HARYANA 
9500201876

vgnsh111997@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethics committee BD Sharma PGIMS,Rohtak  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  , (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  continuous intravenous sedation in post operative mechanically ventilated patients with ketamine dexmedetomidine combination  Post operative patients shifted to ICU for elective mechanical ventilation for 24 to 48 hours patients comparable in terms of etiology of ICU admission and characteristics at entry to ICU will be considered for this study. Written and informed consent will be obtained from the attendants after explaining in detail about the study. Patients received in ICU will be managed as per ICU protocol. Patients will be put on assist controlled or spontaneous mode on ventilation with endotracheal tube as interface. Along with other treatment, all patients will be standardized in terms of analgesia used. Patients will receive inj. Tramadol 2mg/kg for analgesia and Inj.paracetamol 15mg/kg will be used as rescue analgesic, if needed. For sedation, all patients will get bolus dose of 1mg/kg ketamine followed by 0.25mg/kg/hour of continuous intravenous infusion. Along with ketamine infusion, dexmedetomidine infusion at 0.5 to 0.7 mcg/kg/hour will be started  
Comparator Agent  Continuous intravenous sedation in post operative mechanically ventilated patients with ketamine-propofol combination  Post operative patients shifted to ICU for elective mechanical ventilation for 24 to 48 hours patients comparable in terms of etiology of ICU admission and characteristics at entry to ICU will be considered for this study. Written and informed consent will be obtained from the attendants after explaining in detail about the study. Patients received in ICU will be managed as per ICU protocol. Patients will be put on assist controlled or spontaneous mode on ventilation with endotracheal tube as interface. Along with other treatment, all patients will be standardized in terms of analgesia used. Patients will receive inj. Tramadol 2mg/kg for analgesia and Inj.paracetamol 15mg/kg will be used as rescue analgesic, if needed. For sedation, all patients will get bolus dose of 1mg/kg ketamine followed by 0.25mg/kg/hour of continuous intravenous infusion. Along with ketamine infusion this group will receive propofol infusion at 25 to 50 mcg/kg/min. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1)Post operative patients between 18-60 years of age, intubated and shifted to ICU for a period of 12 to 24 hours
2)Afebrile
3)Hemodynamically stable
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Pateint less than 18 years of age
2)patient with hypotension, Bradycardia, metabolic acidosis.
3)patients with head injury
4)patients requiring neuromascular blocking agents along with sedation
5)pregnancy
6)neurological disease or injury
7)liver or renal insufficiency
8)intraoperative or post operative hemodynamic instability
9)patients on vasopressor or ionotropic support
10)patients with metabolic derangements
11)patients receiving epidural or any other type of analgesia apart from the standardized analgesia used in study
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1)modified RASS score
2)Nonverbal pain score
3)adverse effects 
1)Modified RASS score will be assessed at starting of infusion(0hr),1Hr,6Hr,12hr and 24hrly
2)nonverbal pain score will be assessed at starting of infusion(0hr),1hr,6hr,12hr and 24hr
3)adverse effects will be assessed at any time during continuous intravenous infusion 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1)Recovery time
2)duration of weaning 
R time of stopping of infusion [T1] to time of return of full consciousness[T2] is recovery time will be assessed after stopping of infusion.
2)duration of weaning is that Time of start of spontaneous breathing trial[T3] to time of extubation [T4] 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="70"
Sample Size from India="70" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/05/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Sedative agent used in critical care unit(ICU) should have to act fast and have to provide ease of titration of dose.it should provide rapid recovery following discontinuation early weaning from mechanical ventilation and early extubation.it has to be safe for all age groups and there should be minimal difference in age related pharmacokinetics.propofol is commonly used in ICU as a sedative agents.its advantage is rapid onset of action and rapid recovery followwing discountinuation but its has its own side effects like bradycardia,arrythmia and propofol infusion syndrome with prolonged continuous infusion.dexmedetomidine,highly selective alpha 2 agonist,has sedative and analgesic effects without causing any respiratory depression,but it may cause biphasic cardiovascular effects in dose dependant fashion.Ketamine ,NMDA receptor antagonist in the CNS,thereby inducing a state of dissociative anaesthesia and at lower dose it has analgesic and antihyperalgesic effects.it prevents respirotory efforts and airway reflexes.it has large therapeutic window but can cause tachyarrythmia and hypertension.contrary to previous literature itnhas been recently demonstraed to have favourable effects on intracranial and intraa abdominalpressures as well,it can be safely used as continuous infusion for short duration.to counteract the adverse effects and to add on the favorable effects,combination of drugs has been used nowadays,in the present literature propofol-fentanyl,midazolam-fentanyl and ketamine-propofol combination has been extensively studied.but  there is paucity of studies for ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination. So the purpose of the study is to find out safety and efficacy of ketamine-dexmedetomidine in detail and to compare with ketamine-propofol combination for sedation in mechanically ventilated patients. 
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