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Status unknownNCT04686448Updated Feb 9, 2021

Ketofol Versus Fenofol as Procedural Sedation for Carpal Tunnel Release

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of propofol-ketamine and propofol-fentanyl in Procedural Sedation, sponsored by Zagazig University. Status unknown at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-02-09.

Sponsored by Zagazig University · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Feb 2021), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
56
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

There are different methods of anesthesia for CTR surgery. Procedural sedation will allow rapid recovery and fewer complications than regional or general anesthesia (GA).

Attempts have been made in the past to use additives with propofol to reduce its dose. Ketofol (ketamine/propofol combination) was used for procedural sedation and analgesia. Ketamine and propofol administered in combination have offered effective sedation for spinal anesthesia and for gynecologic, ophthalmologic, and cardiovascular procedures in all age groups. The opposing hemodynamic and respiratory effects of each drug may enhance the utility of this drug combination, increasing both safety and efficacy and allowing reduction in the dose of propofol required to achieve sedation.

Propofol alone had a significantly greater number of apnea with desaturation (SpO2 \< 90%) episodes. Further, it has been shown that during colonoscopies, propofol in combination with fentanyl provided similar patient satisfaction with shorter recovery times even at lower depths of sedation as compared to propofol. The addition of fentanyl to propofol has been shown to result in better operator feasibility with no difference in recovery time, cognitive impairment, or complications as compared to the use of propofol only for sedation.

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Sample size: assuming that the sedation using modified Ramasy sedation score was 6±0.01 in ketofol group versus 5.38±0.87 in fenofol group so the sample will be 56 patients, 28 patients in each group using OPENEPI at power 80 and CI 95 A computer-generated randomization table divided patients into 2 equal groups.

  • Group (K) (n=28): patients will receive IV ketofol (0.5 mg/kg ketamine and 1 mg/kg propofol) as bolus injection over 5 minutes in the same syringe then infusion of 0.05 mg/kg/min propofol increased or decreased rate of infusion according to achieve sedation response by modified Ramasy sedation score of ≤ 4.
  • Group (F) (n=28): patients will receive IV fenofol (1 µg/kg fentanyl and 1 mg/kg propofol) as bolus injection over 5 minutes in the same syringe then infusion of 0.05 mg/kg/min propofol increased or decreased rate of infusion according to achieve sedation response by modified Ramasy sedation score of ≤ 4.

The depth of sedation will be assessed by modified Ramsay sedation

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Conditions studied

  • Procedural Sedation
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In context

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

589 studies on the registry are indexed under Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; 139 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 56 is close to the median of 60 across 445 interventional studies indexed under Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

Zagazig University is the lead sponsor of 447 studies on the registry; 75 are open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Age: 21-55 years old.
  • Sex: both sex (males or females).
  • Physical status: ASA I \& II.
  • BMI: 25-30 kg/m2.
  • Type of operation: elective unilateral CTR under local anesthesia.
  • Written informed consent from the patient.
  • Cooperative patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient refusal.
  • Altered mental status.
  • Patients with known history of allergy to study drugs.
  • Severe hepatic, renal, Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
  • Patients on regular sedative or pain killer medications.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
56 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    propofol-ketamine

    patients will receive IV ketofol (0.5 mg/kg ketamine and 1 mg/kg propofol) as bolus injection over 5 minutes in the same syringe then infusion of 0.05 mg/kg/min propofol increased or decreased rate of infusion according to achieve sedation response by modified Ramasy sedation score of ≤ 4

    Drug: propofol-ketamine

  • Active comparator
    propofol-fentanyl

    patients will receive IV fenofol (1 µg/kg fentanyl and 1 mg/kg propofol) as bolus injection over 5 minutes in the same syringe then infusion of 0.05 mg/kg/min propofol increased or decreased rate of infusion according to achieve sedation response by modified Ramasy sedation score of ≤ 4

    Drug: propofol-fentanyl

Interventions

  • Drugpropofol-ketamine

    patients will receive IV ketofol (0.5 mg/kg ketamine and 1 mg/kg propofol) as bolus injection over 5 minutes in the same syringe then infusion of 0.05 mg/kg/min propofol increased or decreased rate of infusion according to achieve sedation response by modified Ramasy sedation score of ≤ 4

    Also known as: ketofol

  • Drugpropofol-fentanyl

    patients will receive IV fenofol (1 µg/kg fentanyl and 1 mg/kg propofol) as bolus injection over 5 minutes in the same syringe then infusion of 0.05 mg/kg/min propofol increased or decreased rate of infusion according to achieve sedation response by modified Ramasy sedation score of ≤ 4

    Also known as: fenofol

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. depth of sedation

    assessed by Modified Ramsay sedation scale. Score Modified Ramsay Sedation Scale Score 1. Awake and alert, minimal or no cognitive impairment 2. Awake but tranquil, purposeful responses to verbal commands at conversational level 3. Appears asleep, purposeful responses to verbal commands at conversational level 4. Appears asleep, purposeful responses to verbal commands but at louder than usual conversational level, requiring light glabellar tap, or both 5. Asleep, sluggish purposeful responses only to loud verbal commands, strong glabellar tap, or both 6. Asleep, sluggish purposeful responses only to painful Stimuli 7. Asleep, reflex withdrawal to painful stimuli only (no purposeful responses) 8. Unresponsive to external stimuli, including pain interpretation: score 1= minimal sedation score 2-4=moderate sedation score 5-7=deep sedation score 8=anesthesia

    Time frame: from drug injection up to 15 minutes till modified Ramsay sedation scale ≤ 4

Secondary outcomes

  1. recovery time

    The time from discontinuation of infusion drug to first response to verbal command

    Time frame: up to 30 minutes postoperative

  2. • The total duration of post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) stay (The time from arrival to the PACU to discharge to the ward) according to modified Aldrete score 9

    Modified Aldert score. Assessment items Condition Grade Activity, able to move, voluntarily or on command 4 extremities 2 2 extremities 1 No 0 Breathing Able to breathe deeply \& cough freely 2 Dyspnea, shallow or limited breathing 1 Apnea 0 Consciousness Fully awake 2 Arousable on calling 1 Unresponsive 0 Circulation (BP) ±20% of pre-anesthesia level 2 * 20% to 49% of pre-anesthesia level 1 * 50% of pre-anesthesia level 0 SPO2 Maintains SpO2 \>92% in ambient air 2 Maintain SpO2 \>90% with O2 1 Maintain SpO2 \<90% with O2 0 • Patient having a score of 9 or higher is discharged

    Time frame: up to 1 hour postoperative

  3. Total propofol consumption by mg

    intraoperatice total propofol consumption by mg

    Time frame: from the start of drug injection till discontinuation of propfol infusion about 1 hour

  4. number of participants with intraoperative complications such as hypotenstion, bradycardia and hypoxia

    Intraoperative Complications such as hypotension (a decrease in mean arterial pressure 20% from base line mean arterial pressure, it will be treated with intravenous fluids and incremental doses of ephedrine), bradycardia (a decrease in heart rate 20% from base line heart rate, it will be treated with atropine) and hypoxia (a decrease in O2 saturation below 92%) will be treated with increasing O2 flow

    Time frame: from the start of drug injection till end of surgery about 1 hour

  5. number of participants with postoperative complications such as postoperative nausea and vomting

    number of participants with postoperative complications such as postoperative nausea and vomting

    Time frame: within 12 hours postoperative

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 9, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04686448
Lead sponsor
Zagazig University
Responsible party
Marwa Mahmoud Abd Allah Zakzouk (principal investigator, Zagazig University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 28, 2020
Start date
Jan 1, 2021
Primary completion
Apr 1, 2021 (estimated)
Completion
May 1, 2021 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 9, 2021

Study contacts

Marwa Zakzouk, MD
Contact
dr.marwa.zu@gmail.com
01004178761 ext. 002
Al shaimaa Kamel, MD
Contact
AlshaimaaKamel80@yahoo.com
01005593169 ext. 002
Marwa Zakzouk, MD
principal investigator · Zagazig University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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