Trial Outcomes & Findings for Ketamine Infusion for Treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder (NCT NCT01582945)

NCT ID: NCT01582945

Last Updated: 2017-04-20

Results Overview

Patients will be assessed with HAMD-28 weekly for the first 8 weeks, then every two weeks for another 8 weeks. Participants were considered as responders if there was a ⩾50% improvement on the HAM-D28.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

14 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Weekly for total duration of 4 months

Results posted on

2017-04-20

Participant Flow

Patients were referred to the study by their primary psychiatrists and no compensation was provided for participation.

Subjects underwent a psychiatric screening evaluation, physical exam, EKG, laboratory testing, and a urine screening for substances of abuse to determine study eligibility.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Treatment-resistant Depression Patients
Outpatient sample of patients (18-65 years old) with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (TRD).
Overall Study
STARTED
14
Overall Study
COMPLETED
12
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
2

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Treatment-resistant Depression Patients
Outpatient sample of patients (18-65 years old) with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (TRD).
Overall Study
Intolerable side-effects
1
Overall Study
Scheduling conflicts
1

Baseline Characteristics

Ketamine Infusion for Treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Treatment-resistant Depression Patients
n=14 Participants
Outpatient sample of patients (18-65 years old) with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (TRD).
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
14 Participants
n=99 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
Age, Continuous
50.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.8 • n=99 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
11 Participants
n=99 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
3 Participants
n=99 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
14 participants
n=99 Participants
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
28.6 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.8 • n=99 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Weekly for total duration of 4 months

Population: The subjects received a total of 6 infusions, twice a week for three weeks.

Patients will be assessed with HAMD-28 weekly for the first 8 weeks, then every two weeks for another 8 weeks. Participants were considered as responders if there was a ⩾50% improvement on the HAM-D28.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Ketamine IV
n=12 Participants
Patients will receive open label augmentation with IV Ketamine at 0.5mg/kg over the course of 45 minutes, twice a week for 3 weeks. Participants received this dosage for the first three of six IV ketamine infusions. If participants do not experience an improvement of greater or equal to 30% in HAM-D scores after the first three infusions, the dose will be increased to 0.75mg/kg for the subsequent three infusions. Ketamine: Ketamine IV 0.5mg/kg infusion twice a week for 3 weeks as augmentation of ongoing antidepressant regimen
Response to Ketamine as Measured by Hamilton Depression Rating Scale -28 Items (HAMD28)
5 participants who met response criteria

Adverse Events

Ketamine IV

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Cristina Cusin

Massachusetts General Hospital

Phone: 6177266421

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place