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Pharmacokinetics of Ketamine in Infants and Children
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating ketamine hydrochloride for The Pk of IV Ketamine in Children With Heart Disease. Completed, enrolled 21 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
Dosing of medications is based on the plasma level achieved with a given dose and how long the medicine remains in the body. This study is called pharmacokinetics-that is, what the body does to the medication. Ketamine is an intravenous medication used for anesthesia and sedation in children. However the pharmacokinetics of Ketamine has not been systematically studied. We propose to study the pharmacokinetics of ketamine in different age groups of children ranging from infants to teenagers.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Open label pharmacokinetic study to be conducted in infants and children presenting for medical procedures (eg., surgery or cardiac catheterization). After the start of the procedure, a 0.5 cc preload blood sample (T0) will be drawn from an IV line. Then a 2 mg/kg IV bolus of Ketamine will be administered over 5 minutes. Timed 0.5 ml blood samples will be drawn at the following intervals: 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 120, 180, 240, 300, 360 and 720 minutes after bolus.