A Study of Ketamine as an Antidepressant
Recently, interest has emerged in the use of ketamine as an antidepressant. Recent placebo-controlled clinical trials administering a single dose and an open label trial giving repeated doses shown that ketamine is markedly superior to placebo at reducing depression, including in treatment-resistant patients, and that its antidepressant effects have a very rapid onset.
This clinical study consists of two phases. In Phase I, participants who satisfy inclusion criteria will receive ketamine at variable doses (0.1mg/kg-0.5mg/kg) or a placebo (saline, or 0.01mg/kg midazolam) once a week over up to 6 weeks. If participants qualify for Phase II, they will receive repeated sessions of ketamine at variable doses over three weeks. During both phases, mood, psychiatric, and neuropsychological outcomes will be measured.
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Forhold
Intervensjon / Behandling
Detaljert beskrivelse
This clinical study consists of two phases. In Phase I, participants will receive variable doses of intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous ketamine (0.1-0.5mg/kg) or placebo (saline, or 0.01mg/kg midazolam) weekly for up to 6 consecutive weeks. Prior to receiving ketamine/placebo, participants' mood and psychiatric symptoms will be assessed. Once they have received their treatment, mood, psychiatric side effects, ketamine blood levels, heart rate, blood pressure and biomarkers will be assessed. Mood and cognitive performance be assessed again after 4 hours. Finally, mood will also be assessed the next day.
Some participants may be eligible to continue to Phase II. In this phase, participants will receive doses of ketamine approximately weekly for up to 6 months. During this phase, participants' mood, psychiatric, biomarkers and cognitive outcomes will be assessed.
The purpose of the trial is to investigate the antidepressant and safety effects of using ketamine as a treatment in depression.
Studietype
Registrering (Forventet)
Fase
- Fase 2
Kontakter og plasseringer
Studiesteder
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New South Wales
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Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 2217
- Rekruttering
- Wesley Hospital
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Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
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Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Satisfy DSM-IV-TR criteria for Major Depressive Episode
- 18 years or over
- Able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, rapid cycling bipolar disorder, or current psychotic symptoms
- Known sensitivity or contraindication to ketamine
- Recent drug abuse
- Pregnant
Studieplan
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomisert
- Intervensjonsmodell: Crossover-oppdrag
- Masking: Dobbelt
Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Change from baseline on depression rating scales
Tidsramme: Before, 4 hours after, and 24 hours after ketamine session
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Before, 4 hours after, and 24 hours after ketamine session
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Psychiatric side effects (BPRS, CADSS) and memory tests
Tidsramme: Cognitive battery done before and after 3 weeks; side effects measured immediately before and 4 hours after each ketamine session in both phases.
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Cognitive battery done before and after 3 weeks; side effects measured immediately before and 4 hours after each ketamine session in both phases.
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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
Samarbeidspartnere
Etterforskere
- Hovedetterforsker: Colleen K Loo, MB BS FRANZCP MD, University of New South Wales
Publikasjoner og nyttige lenker
Generelle publikasjoner
- Zarate CA Jr, Singh JB, Carlson PJ, Brutsche NE, Ameli R, Luckenbaugh DA, Charney DS, Manji HK. A randomized trial of an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist in treatment-resistant major depression. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006 Aug;63(8):856-64. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.63.8.856.
- aan het Rot M, Collins KA, Murrough JW, Perez AM, Reich DL, Charney DS, Mathew SJ. Safety and efficacy of repeated-dose intravenous ketamine for treatment-resistant depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Jan 15;67(2):139-45. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.08.038.
- Berman RM, Cappiello A, Anand A, Oren DA, Heninger GR, Charney DS, Krystal JH. Antidepressant effects of ketamine in depressed patients. Biol Psychiatry. 2000 Feb 15;47(4):351-4. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00230-9.
- Diazgranados N, Ibrahim L, Brutsche NE, Newberg A, Kronstein P, Khalife S, Kammerer WA, Quezado Z, Luckenbaugh DA, Salvadore G, Machado-Vieira R, Manji HK, Zarate CA Jr. A randomized add-on trial of an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist in treatment-resistant bipolar depression. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 Aug;67(8):793-802. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.90.
- Larkin GL, Beautrais AL. A preliminary naturalistic study of low-dose ketamine for depression and suicide ideation in the emergency department. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2011 Sep;14(8):1127-31. doi: 10.1017/S1461145711000629. Epub 2011 May 5.
- George D, Galvez V, Martin D, Kumar D, Leyden J, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Harper S, Brodaty H, Glue P, Taylor R, Mitchell PB, Loo CK. Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Titrated Subcutaneous Ketamine in Older Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2017 Nov;25(11):1199-1209. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2017.06.007. Epub 2017 Jun 13.
- Loo CK, Galvez V, O'Keefe E, Mitchell PB, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Leyden J, Harper S, Somogyi AA, Lai R, Weickert CS, Glue P. Placebo-controlled pilot trial testing dose titration and intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous routes for ketamine in depression. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2016 Jul;134(1):48-56. doi: 10.1111/acps.12572. Epub 2016 Mar 30.
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Andre studie-ID-numre
- HREC 10409
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