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Ketamine Treatment for PTSD and MDD in TBI

NCT06228391 · Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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Status
Not accepting participants
Phase 2
Phase
40
Target enrolment
1
Study sites
1 US states

What it is testing

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the use of sedative ketamine to treat depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Veterans with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Efficacy of ketamine to reduce symptoms of depression and/or PTSD * Safety of ketamine to treat depression and/or PTSD in TBI Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either ketamine or midazolam (active placebo) twice a week for 3 weeks. During participation, subjects will be interviewed, have lab tests, and complete rating scales, and questionnaires.

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

  • Change in Severity of Depressive Symptoms

    Measured over 3 weeks

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
Not accepted
Healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria: * Willingness/able to sign informed consent. * Able to read and write in English. * Male or female Veterans aged 18-55 years old. * Remote history of TBI mild-moderate that is ≥12 weeks post-injury (chronic period) that met at minimum the 2021 VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management and Rehabilitation of Post-Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (i.e., new onset or worsening of at least one of the following clinical signs immediately following the event: loss or decreased of consciousness, period of posttraumatic amnesia, period of being dazed and confused, and neurologic deficits). * Lifetime history of treatment resistance to at least one adequate trial of an antidepressant as determined by the Massachusetts General Hospital Antidepressant Treatment History Questionnaire (MGH-ATRQ). * FDA-approved antidepressant, trazodone, atypical neuroleptic, prazosin, or clonidine with stable treatment, as determined by the study clinician, for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization. Following randomization, changes to doses may be allowable at the investigator's discretion Exclusion Criteria: * Ketamine treatment within the last 6 months * Lifetime history of psychosis-related disorder, current episode of mania/hypomania/mixed assessed by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI 7.0 for DSM-5). * History of penetrating head wounds or severe traumatic brain injury (Glasgow Coma Scale \<9; loss of consciousness \>24hr; post-traumatic amnesia\>7 days). * Severe substance and/or alcohol use disorder (DSM-5-TR) within six months of initial assessment; presence of illicit drugs (except cannabis) by positive urine toxicology at screening. * Intellectual disability or pervasive developmental disorder; dementia of any type. * Any disorder that, based on the Principal Investigator\'s judgement, would increase risk (e.g., unstable cardiac conditions) or protocol adherence (e.g., severe personality disorder). * For women: pregnancy (confirmed by lab test), initiation of female hormonal treatments within 3 months of screening, or inability/ unwillingness to use a medically accepted contraceptive method during the study. Women who are surgically sterile or have been post-menopausal for at least 1 year will not be excluded * At screening, resting blood pressure (sitting or supine) lower than 90/60 or higher than 150/90, or resting heart rate lower than 45/min or higher than 100/min. * Imminent risk of suicidal/homicidal ideation and/or behavior with intent and/or plan. * Concurrent participation in a cognitive rehabilitation program, however patient will have a TBI clinician involved in directed services. * Subjects on a prohibited medication: monoamine oxidase inhibitors, memantine, long acting benzodiazepines (i.e., Chlordiazepoxide, Diazepam, Flurazepam)

Where

1 study site

FacilityCityRegionCountry
Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolisMinnesotaUnited States

On the registry

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NCT06228391 on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Last updated in the registry 2024-01-29. Registry records change; this page reflects the data build of 2026-08-25.

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