Status:

COMPLETED

Ketamine or Placebo in Patients With Major Depression and Advanced Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia de Mexico

Conditions:

Major Depressive Disorder

Advanced Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Major depression (MD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness, anhedonia or a decreased perception of pleasurable experiences, as well as appetite alterations and we...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age: 18 to 65 years of age
  • Sex: Male or female
  • Major depressive disorder (MDD) diagnosis as per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
  • Palliative stage cancer diagnosis (advanced-disease stage)
  • Who can read and write in spanish
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2
  • Karnofsky ≥ 50
  • Palliative prognostic index A
  • Not currently undergoing systemic oncologic treatment
  • Patients who agree to participate in the study by signing an informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Comorbidities including other psychiatric diseases (additional to MDD, generalized anxiety or panic disorder).
  • Magnetic resonance or computerized tomography with major structural alterations.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  • Patients with hypersensitivity to ketamine
  • Cardiac insufficiency
  • Patients with a history of psychosis
  • Patients with first-degree relatives with a history of psychosis
  • Patients with uncontrolled glaucoma
  • Current neurological illness

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 19 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

19 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04471818

Start Date

September 19 2019

End Date

July 30 2023

Last Update

September 28 2023

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Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan)

Mexico City, Mexico