Autopsy report · NCT00721110

Lidocaine and Ketamine in Abdominal Surgery

“Futility”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Ran for about 4 years before it stopped.
• 64 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 5 years after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

The Cleveland Clinic

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Abdominal Hysterectomy (& Wertheim)

Interventions

Lidocaine; Placebo; Ketamine; Ketamine + Lidocaine

Participants

64

Sites

1

Countries

United States

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Look deeper

• The official registry record (the source of truth)
• Record history: every change the sponsor made
• Open it in the database

Everything here comes from the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. The timeline uses the record’s dates; dates marked planned are the sponsor’s plans. The cause of death is an automatic, unverified label. This is research information, not medical advice.