Treatment of Suicidal Ideation With Intravenous Ketamine Infusion

NCT01887990 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2017-05-15

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Summary

This study is dedicated to achieving better treatments for suicidal thoughts. Specifically, the investigators are studying the effect of a medication called ketamine to quickly treat suicidal thoughts and depression.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Ketamine

single dose IV 0.2 mg/kg ketamine

DRUG

placebo

saline infusion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cheryl B McCullumsmith, MD PhD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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