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Rapid Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine in Major Depression

This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)

Verified July 2016 by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) )

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00088699

First received: July 30, 2004

Last updated: August 31, 2016

Last verified: July 2016

History of Changes

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Study Status:	This study is currently recruiting participants.
Estimated Study Completion Date:	April 2017
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	April 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Ballard ED, Luckenbaugh DA, Richards EM, Walls TL, Brutsché NE, Ameli R, Niciu MJ, Vande Voort JL, Zarate CA Jr. Assessing measures of suicidal ideation in clinical trials with a rapid-acting antidepressant. J Psychiatr Res. 2015 Sep;68:68-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.06.003. Epub 2015 Jun 16.

Luckenbaugh DA, Ameli R, Brutsche NE, Zarate CA Jr. Rating depression over brief time intervals with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale: standard vs. abbreviated scales. J Psychiatr Res. 2015 Feb;61:40-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.12.015. Epub 2014 Dec 27.

Ortiz R, Niciu MJ, Lukkahati N, Saligan LN, Nugent AC, Luckenbaugh DA, Machado-Vieira R, Zarate CA Jr. Shank3 as a potential biomarker of antidepressant response to ketamine and its neural correlates in bipolar depression. J Affect Disord. 2015 Feb 1;172:307-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.09.015. Epub 2014 Oct 16.

Ionescu DF, Luckenbaugh DA, Niciu MJ, Richards EM, Zarate CA Jr. A single infusion of ketamine improves depression scores in patients with anxious bipolar depression. Bipolar Disord. 2015 Jun;17(4):438-43. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12277. Epub 2014 Nov 14.

Ionescu DF, Luckenbaugh DA, Niciu MJ, Richards EM, Slonena EE, Vande Voort JL, Brutsche NE, Zarate CA Jr. Effect of baseline anxious depression on initial and sustained antidepressant response to ketamine. J Clin Psychiatry. 2014 Sep;75(9):e932-8. doi: 10.4088/JCP.14m09049.

Ballard ED, Ionescu DF, Vande Voort JL, Niciu MJ, Richards EM, Luckenbaugh DA, Brutsché NE, Ameli R, Furey ML, Zarate CA Jr. Improvement in suicidal ideation after ketamine infusion: relationship to reductions in depression and anxiety. J Psychiatr Res. 2014 Nov;58:161-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.07.027. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

Cornwell BR, Salvadore G, Furey M, Marquardt CA, Brutsche NE, Grillon C, Zarate CA Jr. Synaptic potentiation is critical for rapid antidepressant response to ketamine in treatment-resistant major depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Oct 1;72(7):555-61. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.029. Epub 2012 Apr 21.

Zarate CA Jr, Brutsche NE, Ibrahim L, Franco-Chaves J, Diazgranados N, Cravchik A, Selter J, Marquardt CA, Liberty V, Luckenbaugh DA. Replication of ketamine's antidepressant efficacy in bipolar depression: a randomized controlled add-on trial. Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Jun 1;71(11):939-46. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.12.010. Epub 2012 Jan 31.

Diazgranados N, Ibrahim L, Brutsche NE, Newberg A, Kronstein P, Khalife S, Kammerer WA, Quezado Z, Luckenbaugh DA, Salvadore G, Machado-Vieira R, Manji HK, Zarate CA Jr. A randomized add-on trial of an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist in treatment-resistant bipolar depression. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 Aug;67(8):793-802. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.90.

DiazGranados N, Ibrahim LA, Brutsche NE, Ameli R, Henter ID, Luckenbaugh DA, Machado-Vieira R, Zarate CA Jr. Rapid resolution of suicidal ideation after a single infusion of an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist in patients with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2010 Dec;71(12):1605-11. doi: 10.4088/JCP.09m05327blu. Epub 2010 Jul 13.

Machado-Vieira R, Yuan P, Brutsche N, DiazGranados N, Luckenbaugh D, Manji HK, Zarate CA Jr. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and initial antidepressant response to an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist. J Clin Psychiatry. 2009 Dec;70(12):1662-6. doi: 10.4088/JCP.08m04659. Epub 2009 Sep 8.

Phelps LE, Brutsche N, Moral JR, Luckenbaugh DA, Manji HK, Zarate CA Jr. Family history of alcohol dependence and initial antidepressant response to an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist. Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Jan 15;65(2):181-4. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.09.029. Epub 2008 Nov 8.

Zarate CA Jr, Singh JB, Carlson PJ, Brutsche NE, Ameli R, Luckenbaugh DA, Charney DS, Manji HK. A randomized trial of an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist in treatment-resistant major depression. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006 Aug;63(8):856-64.