Status:

COMPLETED

Ketamine as an Adjunctive Therapy for Major Depression

Lead Sponsor:

St Patrick's Hospital, Ireland

Conditions:

Major Depressive Episode

Unipolar Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Randomised, controlled, parallel-group, pilot clinical trial of ketamine vs. midazolam as an adjunctive therapy for depression. The main purpose of the pilot study is to assess trial processes to help...

Detailed Description

Pragmatic, randomised, controlled, parallel-group, pilot trial. Trial participants will be patients admitted to St Patrick's University Hospital for treatment of a depressive episode. The investigator...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ≥18 years old
  • Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression-24 item version (HRSD-24) score of ≥21
  • Voluntary admission for treatment of an acute depressive episode
  • Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , Fifth Edition (DSM-V) criteria for a major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar affective disorder (current episode depression)

Exclusion

  • Current involuntary admission
  • Medical condition rendering unfit for ketamine/midazolam
  • Active suicidal intention
  • Dementia
  • History of Axis 1 diagnosis other than major depression
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) administered within the last two months
  • Alcohol/substance dependence in previous six-months
  • Pregnancy or inability to confirm use of adequate contraception during the trial
  • Breastfeeding women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 7 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 21 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03256162

Start Date

September 7 2017

End Date

September 21 2018

Last Update

January 18 2020

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St Patrick's University Hospital

Dublin, Ireland, D8