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NCT Number: NCT02655692

CAP-Ketamine for Antidepressant Resistant PTSD

The purpose of this study is to test the safety and efficacy of repeated doses of ketamine as compared to placebo, in reducing symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in an active duty military and Veteran population.

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Key information

Conditions

PTSD Mental Disorders Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT, West Haven, Connecticut, United States

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About this study

In this 2-site clinical trial, intended to evaluate the safety and efficacy of repeated doses of ketamine for treatment resistant PTSD, Veterans and active duty military personnel who meet criteria for PTSD and the additional inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomized to one of three treatment arms (placebo, low dose ketamine, high dose ketamine). Participants receive the study drug via intravenous infusion twice per week for 4-weeks.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • male or female Veterans or active duty military personnel between the ages of 18 and 70 years
  • diagnosis of PTSD
  • history of trialing one or more antidepressant medications with little to no PTSD symptom improvement
  • ability to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • females who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding
  • current high risk for suicide
  • history of severe head injury

Treatment and study plan

ketamine

Drug

FDA approved anesthetic medication with rapid acting antidepressant effects.

Placebo/Saline

Drug

This is a saline placebo/non-active solution.

Primary outcomes

  1. PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Session 1 -Day 0

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  2. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Session 2 - Day 1

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  3. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Session 3 - Day 3

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  4. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Session 4 - Day 7

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  5. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Session 5 - Day 10

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  6. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Session 6 - Day 14

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  7. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Session 7 - Day 17

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  8. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Session 8 - Day 21

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  9. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Session 9 - Day 24

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  10. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Follow-up 1 - Day 25

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  11. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Follow-up 2 - Day 28

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  12. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Follow-up 3 - Day 29

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  13. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Follow-up 4 - Day 35

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  14. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Follow-up 5 - Day 42

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  15. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Follow-up 6 - Day 49

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

  16. The PTSD Checklist (PCL)

    Time frame: Follow-up 7 - Day 56

    The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is a brief measure of the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to measure change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure, a total symptom severity score (range - 0-80) is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 20 items. (5-point Likert (0 = "Not at all" to 4 = "Extremely"). A total symptom severity score (range 0-80) with higher scores indicating greater severity for PTSD

Secondary outcomes

  1. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Session 1 - Day 0

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  2. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Session 2 - Day 1

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  3. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Session 3 - Day 3

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  4. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Session 4 - Day 7

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  5. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Session 5 - Day 10

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  6. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Session 6 - Day 14

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  7. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Session 7 - Day 17

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  8. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Session 8 - Day 21

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  9. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Session 9 - Day 24

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  10. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Follow-up 1 - Day 25

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  11. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Follow-up 2 - Day 28

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  12. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Follow-up 3 - Day 29

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  13. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Follow-up 4 - Day 35

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  14. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Follow-up 5 - Day 42

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  15. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Follow-up 6 - Day 49

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

  16. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Follow-up 7 - Day 56

    Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a clinician rated ten-item diagnostic questionnaire to measure the severity of depression. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60 (0 to 6 - normal/symptom absent; 7 to 19 mild depression; 20 to 34 - moderate depression; >34 - severe depression)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

VA Office of Research and Development

Fed

Collaborators

  • Brooke Army Medical Center
  • Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jan 14, 2016
Registry last updated
Jun 2, 2022

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