Open Label Ketamine Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Veterans

Medically healthy Veterans ages 21-75 that have been diagnosed with Depression will get up to 6 treatments of Ketamine infusions, weekly. After treatment is completed, follow up will occur at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after completion of infusions to evaluate the longer term effects of ketamine.

Topic Depression
Compound Ketamine
Country United States of America
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Trial Details



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Sponsors & Collaborators

Loma Linda University
This company doesn't have a full profile yet, it is linked to a clinical trial.

MAPS
MAPS stands for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, it's the front runner in making psychedelics a legal way to use (and improve) in therapy.

Measures Used

Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale
A ten-item diagnostic questionnaire used to measure the severity of depressive symptoms in patients with mood disorders.

Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology
The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Self-Report) (QIDS-SR16) is a self-report tool designed to screen for depression and measure changes in the severity of symptoms.

Clinical-Administered Dissociative Symptoms Scale
The Clinical-Administered Dissociative Symptoms Scale (CADSS) is a scale used to measure dissociative states such as those induced by ketamine.

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS) is a suicidal ideation and behaviour rating scale created by researchers at Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh and New York University to evaluate suicide risk

Clinical Impairment Assessment Questionnaire
The Clinical Impairment Assessment Questionnaire (CIA) is a brief self-report measure that is designed to be given immediately after the EDE-Q. It provides a continuous measure of the severity of impairment associated with an eating disorder (ED).

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