Long Term Follow Up KET-PD

July 9, 2025 updated by: Sophie Holmes, Yale University

Long-Term Follow-Up for Subjects Enrolled in the Ketamine for the Treatment of Depression in Parkinson's Disease (KET-PD) Trial

The purpose of this study is to examine a) the longer-term effects of ketamine for treating depression in Parkinson's disease (PD) and b) the effects of CBT on maintaining the effects of ketamine.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a roll-out study from the ongoing clinical trial (KET-PD trial; NCT04944017, HIC 2000030394). We will adopt an implementation science approach to have participants across ketamine and placebo groups in one of two arms: a) follow-up with treatment as usual (TAU) (at 3 and 6 months post-infusions); b) follow-up with 3 months of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) post-infusions, delivered remotely once per week, with follow-up assessments at 3 and 6 month timepoints. CBT is expected to have a superior sustained antidepressant response to the TAU follow-up group in both ketamine and placebo arms. We hypothesize that ketamine + CBT will show the most superior antidepressant response at follow-up.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
40

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510
        • Yale New Haven Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A total of n=56 participants with PD and comorbid depression, age 40-80, are being recruited under the parent clinical trial. As of July 2023, 20 participants have been enrolled. We aim to follow-up our remaining participants longitudinally and, within this, to have 20 prospective participants receive CBT, such that we will have 20 participants in each follow-up arm (CBT vs. TAU), and ultimately 10 in each group (ketamine + CBT, ketamine + TAU, placebo + CBT, placebo + TAU).

Description

Eligibility is determined in the ongoing parent clinical trial (KET-PD trial; NCT04944017, HIC 2000030394).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Ketamine Infusion
Participants who received 6 infusions of ketamine (0.5 mg/kg IV, up to 60 mg total), administered over 40 minutes while on continuous cardiac monitoring and oximetry in the ongoing clinical trial (KET-PD trial; NCT04944017, HIC 2000030394)
Other: Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Participants will receive 10 weeks of CBT
Other: Treatment As Usual (TAU)
Participants will receive standard of care treatment
Placebo Comparator: Saline Infusion
Participants who received 6 infusions of placebo (saline IV), administered over 40 minutes while on continuous cardiac monitoring and oximetry in the ongoing clinical trial (KET-PD trial; NCT04944017, HIC 2000030394)
Other: Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Participants will receive 10 weeks of CBT
Other: Treatment As Usual (TAU)
Participants will receive standard of care treatment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Long-Term Change in Depression Severity
Time Frame: 3 Months and 6 Months
Change in MADRS score following course of ketamine vs. placebo treatment at 3 and 6 month timepoints; and change in MADRS across treatment (ketamine/placebo) and follow-up (CBT/TAU) arms at 3 and 6 month timepoints. The scale used to measure depression severity is called The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). The MADRS is a ten-item diagnostic questionnaire which psychiatrists use to measure the severity of depressive episodes in patients with mood disorders. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60, higher MADRS score indicates more severe depression.
3 Months and 6 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Apathy
Time Frame: 3 Months and 6 Months
Changes in apathy determined by the Starkstein Apathy Scale (SAS) scale
3 Months and 6 Months
Change in Anxiety
Time Frame: 3 Months and 6 Months
Changes in anxiety determined by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scale
3 Months and 6 Months
Change in Parkinson's Symptom Severity
Time Frame: 3 Months and 6 Months
Changes in Parkinson's symptom severity determined by the Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) scale
3 Months and 6 Months
Change in Dyskinesia
Time Frame: 3 Months and 6 Months
Changes in dyskinesia determined by the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS) scale
3 Months and 6 Months
Change in Pain
Time Frame: 3 Months and 6 Months
Changes in pain determined by the King's PD Pain Scale
3 Months and 6 Months
Change in Fatigue
Time Frame: 3 Months and 6 Months
Changes in fatigue determined by the Parkinson's Fatigue Scale (PFS)
3 Months and 6 Months
Change in Anhedonia
Time Frame: 3 Months and 6 Months
Changes in anhedonia determined by the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS)
3 Months and 6 Months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Yale University

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Fox (Michael J.) Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Yale School of Medicine Center for Brain Mind Health

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Sophie E. Holmes, PhD, Yale University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
October 18, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
December 21, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 21, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 1, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
December 1, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
December 11, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
July 11, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
July 9, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
July 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 2000036071

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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