INFUSION PLAN:
All patients will be infused intravenously with 100 ml of normal saline with or without ketamine for four hours (25 ml/hr) daily for 10 days. The maximum intravenous ketamine infusion dose for this study will be 0.35 mg/kg/hr, not to exceed 25 mg/hr (100 mg of ketamine over a 4 hour period). On the first day, the intravenous ketamine infusion will be set to 50% of the maximum rate. On the second day, the intravenous ketamine infusion will be increased to 75% of the maximum rate. On the third day, the intravenous ketamine infusion will be increased to the maximum rate. The daily ketamine infusion rate is maintained at this level for the duration of the ten day study.

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Ketamine

IV NSS

INFUSION PLAN:
All patients will be infused intravenously with 100 ml of normal saline for four hours (25 ml/hr) daily for 10 days.Both patient arms will receive 2mg of Versed x two doses IV. They will also receive Clonidine (0.1 mg, po)

Normal Saline

Drexel University College of Medicine Department of Neurology

Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study of Outpatient Intravenous Ketamine for the Treatment of CRPS

Dr. Robert J. Schwartzman MD

Drexel University College of Medicine

haemanthus

hyperalgesia

haemanthus/hyperalgesia

Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study of Outpatient Intravenous Ketamine for the Treatment of CRPS

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