Status:

TERMINATED

Ketamine in Veterans With Gulf War Illness

Lead Sponsor:

Baylor College of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Conditions:

Gulf War Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

Up to one third of the 700,000 U.S. military veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War have Gulf War Illness (GWI), a symptom complex characterized by a combination of chronic pain, cognitive impairment, debil...

Detailed Description

Recruitment for this study starts after protocol approval by the BCM IRB, MEDVAMC R\&D, and DoD HRPO. All study procedures are for research only. Potential subjects will be recruited (i) from the Hou...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Military veterans who served for any period of time in the Gulf War Theater of Operations between August of 1990 and July of 1991.
  • Cases must meet Kansas GWI case definition criteria.
  • Understand the study as described in the informed consent form, and be able to consent for study participation.

Exclusion

  • A physical or psychiatric illness explaining GWI case definition symptoms at the discretion of the PI.
  • History of seizures.
  • History of ECT or deep brain stimulation.
  • History of head injury with loss-of-consciousness over 15 minutes or no recollection of events.
  • Unstable serious illness at the discretion of the PI or study physician, including:
  • hepatic disease
  • renal disease
  • gastroenterologic disease
  • respiratory disease,
  • cardiovascular disease (including ischemic heart disease)
  • endocrinologic disease
  • neurologic disease
  • immunologic disease
  • hematologic disease.
  • Clinically significant EKG or laboratory values at the discretion of the study physician.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic BP \>160 mm Hg or diastolic BP \>90 mm Hg).
  • Family history or own history of schizophrenia or psychosis.
  • For at least two weeks before ketamine infusion, use of:
  • Antibiotics
  • Antiviral medication
  • anti-inflammatory medications (including NSAIDS) for at least two weeks before ketamine infusion.
  • Being pregnant or breastfeeding.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 16 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

1 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04712071

Start Date

February 1 2021

End Date

February 16 2022

Last Update

March 3 2022

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Marijn Lijffijt

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030