NCT01506921

Brief Summary

Racemic ketamine and S-ketamine are used in clinical practice today. Little is known of their difference in effect on cerebral blood flow, volume and metabolism. cerebral blood flow (CBF) measuring techniques are limited in time so constant measurement to mirror a dynamic process is impossible or very difficult. A novel MRI application, arterial spin labeling, offers the possibility that without radiation or contrast, to measure semi-continuous CBF with measurements every 60-120 seconds. The investigators will give 14 healthy volunteers both study drugs in a randomised sequence with one week apart and measure regional CBF during the study period of 45 minutes after a sub-anaesthetic bolus dose of 0,6 mg/kg racemic ketamine and 0,3 mg/kg S-ketamine The investigators hypothesize that there is no difference between racemic ketamine and S(+)-ketamine with regards to Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) measured cerebral blood flow.

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 not_applicable healthy

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2011

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

May 1, 2011

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 28, 2011

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 10, 2012

Completed
22 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

February 22, 2012

Status Verified

February 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

December 28, 2011

Last Update Submit

February 20, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

racemic ketamineS-ketamineCerebral blood flowMagnetic resonance imagingarterial spin labelinghealthy volunteers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • regional cerebral blood flow

    -In ml/100g/min

    - Measured every 30 seconds from baseline to 45 min after study drug injection

Study Arms (2)

Racemic ketamine

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: Racemic ketamine

S-ketamine

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

All subjects receive both study drugs in a cross- over design. Equipotent doses are used. 0,6 mg/kg racemic ketamine equals 0,3 mg/kg s-ketamine

Drug: S-ketamine

Interventions

0.6 mg/kg

Also known as: Ketamine
Racemic ketamine

0.3 mg/kg

Also known as: Ketanest
S-ketamine

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • healthy (ASA 1),
  • age 18-65 years,
  • fertile women must use approved anticonception during study period (2 weeks)

You may not qualify if:

  • known or suspected pregnancy,
  • BMI \< 30,
  • motion sickness,
  • claustrophobia,
  • somatic or psychiatric disease,
  • drug abuse,
  • chronic medication,
  • drug allergy,
  • difficulties in understanding the written and spoken Swedish language

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Deprtment of radiology, SUS, Malmö

Malmo, Malmö, 205 02, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

KetamineEsketamine

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CyclohexanesCycloparaffinsHydrocarbons, AlicyclicHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic Chemicals

Study Officials

  • Jonas Åkeson, profesor

    Lund University

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
principal investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 28, 2011

First Posted

January 10, 2012

Study Start

May 1, 2011

Primary Completion

February 1, 2012

Study Completion

February 1, 2012

Last Updated

February 22, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-02

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