Status:

UNKNOWN

Ketamine for Mood Disorders With Suicidal Ideation

Lead Sponsor:

The Miriam Hospital

Conditions:

Depressive Disorder, Major

Suicidal Ideation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study will explore whether the use of a medication, Ketamine, can help patients who come to the ER with thoughts of suicide by improving their mood and reducing thoughts of suicide. Ketamine has ...

Detailed Description

Mood disorders complicated by suicidal ideation (SI) are common among patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). Under current standard practice, patients awaiting psychiatric evaluation in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • English speaking
  • between 18 and 65 years of age
  • have active suicidal ideation as determined by psychiatry staff
  • are being admitted to psychiatry under voluntary certification and are able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion

  • have been previously enrolled in the trial
  • are pregnant or breastfeeding; have a known or suspected allergy to ketamine; have used ketamine within 24h of presentation
  • require antipsychotics (prescription or PRN by ED staff) or ED administration of other mood-altering medications for the management of acute agitation
  • have known renal or liver failure; have neurologic, respiratory, or hemodynamic compromise as determined by the treating ED physician
  • have history of stroke or cardiac disease (prior MI, cardiac stents or bypass surgery); or are incarcerated

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04099771

Start Date

July 1 2019

End Date

December 31 2021

Last Update

March 2 2021

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The Miriam Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905