CAP-Ketamine for Antidepressant Resistant PTSD

Summary

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.

Timeline

Start

2016-04-18

Primary completion

2020-07-01

Completion

2020-07-01

Publications

• Background Abdallah CG, Roache JD, Averill LA, Young-McCaughan S, Martini B, Gueorguieva R, Amoroso T, Southwick SM, Guthmiller K, Lopez-Roca AL, Lautenschlager K, Mintz J, Litz BT, Williamson DE, Keane TM, Peterson AL, Krystal JH; Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. Repeated ketamine infusions for antidepressant-resistant PTSD: Methods of a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Jun;81:11-18. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2019.04.009. Epub 2019 Apr 15.
• Background Abdallah CG, Roache JD, Gueorguieva R, Averill LA, Young-McCaughan S, Shiroma PR, Purohit P, Brundige A, Murff W, Ahn KH, Sherif MA, Baltutis EJ, Ranganathan M, D'Souza D, Martini B, Southwick SM, Petrakis IL, Burson RR, Guthmiller KB, Lopez-Roca AL, Lautenschlager KA, McCallin JP 3rd, Hoch MB, Timchenko A, Souza SE, Bryant CE, Mintz J, Litz BT, Williamson DE, Keane TM, Peterson AL, Krystal JH. Dose-related effects of ketamine for antidepressant-resistant symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans and active duty military: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multi-center clinical trial. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2022 Jul;47(8):1574-1581. doi: 10.1038/s41386-022-01266-9. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

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