Status:
WITHDRAWN
Intranasal Ketamine for Suicidal Ideation in Veterans
Lead Sponsor:
Bronx Veterans Medical Research Foundation, Inc
Collaborating Sponsors:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Conditions:
Suicidal Ideation
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-70 years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
The objective of the current study is to investigate the safety, efficacy, and feasibility of multiple doses of intranasal (IN) ketamine for suicidal ideation Veterans.
Detailed Description
To address the significant need for effective treatment of suicidal ideation in Veterans, this trial is designed as an open label pilot study of intranasal ketamine in 15 people.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male or female patients, 21-70 years of age
- Female individuals who are not of childbearing potential (i.e., surgically sterile, postmenopausal for at least one year) or using a medically accepted reliable means of contraception. Women using oral contraceptive medication for birth control must also be using a barrier contraceptive. Women of childbearing potential must also have a negative pregnancy test at screening and at pre-administration
- Any non-psychotic disorder diagnosis
- Score \>4 on the suicide item of the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-SI; range 0-6)for clinically significant suicidal ideation or past suicide attempts
- Each participant must have a level of understanding sufficient to agree to all tests and examinations required by the protocol and must sign an informed consent document
- Each participant must agree to avoid future enrollment in ketamine trials.
Exclusion
- current psychotic symptoms or lifetime history of primary psychotic disorder
- active substance use in the preceding two weeks or needing medical attention for withdrawal
- neurodevelopmental disorder (e.g., ASD)
- major neurocognitive disorder (e.g., Alzheimer's type dementia)
- serious cardiac disease
- suicide attempt precipitating current admission requiring medical stabilization
- Lifetime histories of autism, mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorders, or Tourette's syndrome
- Women who are either pregnant or nursing
- Hypertension (systolic BP \>160 mm Hg or diastolic BP \>90 mm Hg) at screening or immediately prior to treatment with study drug
- Previously received ketamine for refractory depression.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03788694
Start Date
January 1 2020
End Date
April 30 2020
Last Update
August 7 2023
Active Locations (1)
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1
James J. Peters VA Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10468