An Open Prospective Trial of IV Ketamine in Suicidal Adolescents

Summary

1. Investigate the safety and effectiveness of a single dose of IV Ketamine for adolescents with suicidal ideation and depression. It is hypothesize that Ketamine will be well tolerated and significantly reduce depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. 2. Explore whether decision making as measured by the Iowa Gambling Task changes before and after Ketamine infusion. It is hypothesize that IV Ketamine infusion will significantly improve the decision making ability a measured by the Iowa Gambling Task in adolescents that are suicidal.

Timeline

Start

2013-06

Primary completion

2015-06

Completion

2015-06

Drugs

Indications