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Reducing Pain With Methadone and Ketamine in Liver Transplant
Sponsor: Lahey Clinic
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
Conditions
Interventions
Methadone
Participants in this group will receive one bolus dose of intravenous Methadone and Ketamine at the start of operation
ketamine
Participants in this group will receive one bolus dose of intravenous Methadone and Ketamine at the start of operation
Hydromorphone
Participants in this group will receive standard of care for pain with either intravenous fentanyl and/or hydromorphone boluses during the procedure
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