Status:

RECRUITING

ECT with Ketamine Anesthesia Vs High Intensity Ketamine with ECT Rescue for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Lead Sponsor:

University of Saskatchewan

Collaborating Sponsors:

Royal University Hospital Foundation

Conditions:

Treatment Resistant Depression

Ketamine

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To determine if an high intensity ketamine with ECT rescue (HIKER) approach for treatment resistant depression will: 1) reduce patient suffering by hastening disease remission, 2) have fewer side effe...

Detailed Description

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric illness that will affect at least 15% of the population. The burden of MDD is staggering, considered by the World Health Organization to be the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score of greater than 20) planned for ECT therapy.
  • Subjects must meet clinical criteria for TRD defined as failure to respond to at least 2 standard-of-care drug therapies of adequate treatment duration.

Exclusion

  • Subjects will be ineligible if they cannot provide informed consent
  • American Society of Anesthesiology physical status score of four or greater
  • Implanted medical device with electronic parts (e.g. pacemaker, defibrillator, intrathecal pump, spinal cord stimulator, deep brain stimulator)
  • Schizoaffective disorder
  • Women of child-bearing potential will be asked to undergo a commercial urine pregnancy screening test. Those who refuse or screen positive will be excluded.
  • Allergic to any of the study drugs or their carrier components
  • Any serious physical condition prior to randomization deemed by the attending psychiatrist or consulting anesthetist to be a contraindication to ECT such as cardiovascular disease (including untreated hypertension), respiratory disease, cerebrovascular disease, intracranial hypertension (including glaucoma), or seizures.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

62 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03272698

Start Date

September 1 2017

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

January 23 2025

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Royal University Hospital

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W8