NCT05155969

Brief Summary

Esketamine is a general anesthetic with anti-depressant effects at subanaesthetic doses. This study hypothesized that intraoperative administration of ketamine would prevent or mitigate postoperative depressive symptoms in surgical patients.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
80

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2021

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2021

Completed
4 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 5, 2021

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 8, 2021

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 14, 2021

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 15, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

December 14, 2021

Status Verified

December 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

4 days

First QC Date

December 8, 2021

Last Update Submit

December 13, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

esketaminepostoperative depressioncardic surgey

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Response rate

    ≥50% reduction in MADRS scores from the baseline value. The MADRS is a 10-item tool, with scores ranging from 0 to 60, and determining the severity of depression

    Postoperative 5 Days

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • Anxiety symptom

    Postoperative 5 days

  • Postoperative delirium

    1-7days after surgery, on the 30th day after surgery

  • Postoperative insomnia

    Postoperative 5 days

  • Severe pain

    Postoperative 3 days.

  • Postoperative 30-day quality of life reported by SF-36

    postoperative 30 days

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Eskatamine group

EXPERIMENTAL

Low-dose esketamine (0.3 mg/kg in 100 ml normal saline) is intravenously infused in 40 minutes before anesthesia induction

Drug: Esketamine

Placebo group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo (40 ml normal saline) is intravenously infused in 40 minutes before anesthesia induction.

Drug: Normal saline

Interventions

esketamine (0.3 mg/kg in 100 ml normal saline) is intravenously infused 40 minutes before anesthesia induction

Also known as: Ketamine hydrochloride
Eskatamine group

Normal saline will be administrated intravenously at the dural opening, with a total dose of 0.5 ml/kg and continual infusion for 40 minutes.

Also known as: saline
Placebo group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • :Patients scheduled for heart surgery
  • :Moderate to severe depressive symptom measured by the qualified psychiatric doctors
  • :Over 18 years of age
  • :American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-III

You may not qualify if:

  • :History of epilepsy
  • :Major depression disorder patients undergoing antidepressive therapy within 2 weeks
  • : Psychiatric illness
  • : Drug abuse
  • :History of allergy to esketamine
  • :Hyperthyroidism
  • :Patients can not cooperate with investigators on psychiatric assessments
  • :Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
  • :refuse to sign informed consent.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100020, China

RECRUITING

Beijing Chaoyang Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100020, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

EsketamineKetamineSaline SolutionSodium Chloride

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CyclohexanesCycloparaffinsHydrocarbons, AlicyclicHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsCrystalloid SolutionsIsotonic SolutionsSolutionsPharmaceutical PreparationsChloridesHydrochloric AcidChlorine CompoundsInorganic ChemicalsSodium Compounds

Study Officials

  • Anshi Wu Wu, Ph.D

    Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical Unive

    STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Anshi Wu Wu, Ph.D

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Head of Anesthesiology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2021

First Posted

December 14, 2021

Study Start

December 1, 2021

Primary Completion

December 5, 2021

Study Completion

December 15, 2022

Last Updated

December 14, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-12

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