NCT01209845

Brief Summary

The investigators hope to see if a commonly used drug such as ketamine could help depressed ER patients feel better and improve their mood quickly.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
14

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_1 depression

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2010

Shorter than P25 for phase_1 depression

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2010

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 30, 2010

Completed
28 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 27, 2010

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

August 24, 2020

Status Verified

August 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

August 30, 2010

Last Update Submit

August 19, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

depressionsuicide ideationemergency departmentketamine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    The MADRS measures mood (depression) and item 10 measures suicide ideation.

    40, 80, 120, 240 minutes after administration of drug

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • recruitment success and retention of subjects in the ER

    initial recruitment of eligible subjects in the ER and for two weeks after administration of drug

Study Arms (1)

Ketamine

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients were administered a single sub-anaesthetic i.v. bolus of ketamine (0.2 mg/kg over 1-2 min) in the ED, with continuous monitoring of vital signs, adverse events and psychotomimetic side-effects for 4 h post-administration.

Drug: ketamine

Interventions

intravenous ketamine(0.2 mg/kg) over 1-2 minutes IV

Ketamine

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • adults (\>18yrs) presenting to the Emergency department with symptoms of depression and/or suicide ideation (MADRS\>30) with ability to give informed consent.
  • medically stable

You may not qualify if:

  • psychosis, bipolar, or other significant physical or mental illness
  • pregnancy
  • non-voluntary status
  • urine drug screen positive for drugs of abuse

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Yale New Haven Hospital Emergency Department

New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Larkin GL, Beautrais AL. A Preliminary Naturalistic Study of Low-Dose Ketamine for Depression and Suicide Ideation in the Emergency Department. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2017 Jul 1;20(7):611. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyx035. No abstract available.

  • Larkin GL, Beautrais AL. A preliminary naturalistic study of low-dose ketamine for depression and suicide ideation in the emergency department. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2011 Sep;14(8):1127-31. doi: 10.1017/S1461145711000629. Epub 2011 May 5.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

DepressionEmergencies

Interventions

Ketamine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral SymptomsBehaviorDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CyclohexanesCycloparaffinsHydrocarbons, AlicyclicHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic Chemicals

Study Officials

  • Gregory L Larkin, MD

    Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 30, 2010

First Posted

September 27, 2010

Study Start

April 1, 2010

Primary Completion

December 1, 2010

Study Completion

December 1, 2010

Last Updated

August 24, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

Locations