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ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
NCT06868589
PHASE4

Reducing Pain With Methadone and Ketamine in Liver Transplant

Sponsor: Lahey Clinic

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if using methadone and ketamine during an adult deceased donor liver transplant can help decrease pain after surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What impact does using methadone and ketamine during a deceased donor liver transplant have on pain after surgery? * Does the use of methadone and ketamine also have an impact on mental confusion (delirium) after surgery? Researchers will compare the use of methadone and ketamine to standard of care to see if the two drugs work to decrease pain and impact delirium after liver transplant. Participants will: * Receive either methadone and ketamine or standard of care during their deceased donor liver transplant. * Allow researchers to follow medical care throughout inpatient stay.

Official title: Randomized Clinical Trial of Methadone and Ketamine for Pain Management During Deceased Donor Liver Transplant

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

50

Start Date

2025-06-30

Completion Date

2026-09-01

Last Updated

2026-04-07

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

DRUG

Methadone

Participants in this group will receive one bolus dose of intravenous Methadone and Ketamine at the start of operation

DRUG

ketamine

Participants in this group will receive one bolus dose of intravenous Methadone and Ketamine at the start of operation

DRUG

Hydromorphone

Participants in this group will receive standard of care for pain with either intravenous fentanyl and/or hydromorphone boluses during the procedure

DRUG

fentanyl

Participants in this group will receive standard of care for pain with either intravenous fentanyl and/or hydromorphone boluses during the procedure

Locations (1)

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States