Ketamine for Depression and Suicide Risk

NCT02094898 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2017-08-11

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Summary

The purpose of this research study was to find out if the medication known as ketamine could help the symptoms of depression. This drug is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an anesthetic agent; however, it is not approved for use in depression treatment. The FDA allowed the use of this drug in this research study.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Ketamine

0.3 mg/kg/hr of ketamine infused for 100 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • William V Bobo, MD · Consultant - Psychiatry

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-07-31
Completion
2016-08-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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