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CompletedPhase 1

Ketamine Infusions for PTSD and Treatment-Resistant Depression

NCT02577250 · Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Closed to entry
Status
Not accepting participants
Phase 1
Phase
20
Target enrolment
1
Study sites
1 US states

What it is testing

Summary

The relationship between depression and trauma is well established. Co-occuring depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are associated with more severe symptoms and lower levels of functioning. Veterans with both depression and PTSD have been shown to be at much higher risk of suicide than individuals with only one of these disorders. Ketamine has been shown to have rapid antidepressant effects and also therapeutic action over PTSD symptoms. The purpose of this study is to see whether ketamine, when given as repeated infusions, can produce quick and sustained improvement in depression and PTSD symptoms for individuals who have not had their symptoms effectively treated by current treatments.

Summary as written by the trial’s own sponsor and published on ClinicalTrials.gov API v2. It is the sponsor’s description, reproduced unedited, not an assessment by this site.

What counts as success

Primary outcome measures

  • Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Measured over 24 hours post-infusion

  • Clinical-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)

    Measured over 2 weeks after the first infusion

A trial succeeds or fails on its primary outcome, declared in advance. Everything else it reports is secondary by definition.

Who can take part

Eligibility, as published

18 Years to 75 Years
Ages
All
Sex
Accepted
Healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female veterans aged 18 to 75 years. * Participants must have a telephone in their home and ability to hear telephone conversations. * Participants must meet current DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD), single or recurrent, without psychotic features * Participants must meet DSM-5 criteria for current post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and have received a diagnosis of PTSD greater than or equal to 3 months prior to assessment. * Current major depressive episode resistant to treatment. * If applicable, current antidepressant dosages including augmenting agents and/or frequency and duration of psychotherapy sessions must remain stable for at least 6 weeks prior to beginning of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to speak English * Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent * Moderate/severe cognitive impairment . * Current or lifetime diagnosis of psychosis-related disorder, bipolar I or II disorder, substance-induced mood disorder, or any mood disorder due to a general medical condition. * Current or lifetime diagnosis of a Cluster B disorder. * History of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, dementia of any type, multiple sclerosis, seizures or other CNS related disorders. * History of comorbid substance disorder within 6 months of screening as assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), plus positive urine toxicology screen test during baseline assessments. * Prior use of ketamine as an antidepressant. * Clinically unstable medical illness that could compromise the patient's ability to tolerate or likely interfere with the study procedures (e.g., history of or current myocardial ischemia or arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, severe pulmonary, renal, or hepatic disease, uncontrolled hypertension) * Current or within less than 14 days use of barbiturates or monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI). * History of antidepressant- or substance-induced hypomania. * History of first degree relative(s) with an Axis I psychotic disorder. * For women: pregnancy (confirmed by baseline lab test), the initiation of female hormonal treatments within 3 months of screening, or inability or unwillingness to use a medically accepted contraceptive method for the duration of the study. * Imminent risk of suicidal/homicidal ideation and/or behavior with intent and/or plan.

Where

1 study site

FacilityCityRegionCountry
Minneapolis Va Health Care System, Minneapolis MNMinneapolisMinnesotaUnited States

On the registry

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NCT02577250 on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Last updated in the registry 2019-05-14. Registry records change; this page reflects the data build of 2026-08-25.

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