Ketamine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder and Depression

The purpose of the study is to examine whether an investigational medication called ketamine is able to improve treatment outcomes for concurrent opioid addiction and depression when used in conjunction with buprenorphine treatment. Study medications will be delivered twice per week for four weeks.

Topic Depression Addiction Opioid Use Disorder
Compound Placebo Ketamine
Country United States of America
Visit trial
Status Recruiting
Results Published No
Start date 17 December 2020
End date 01 December 2022
Phase Phase II
Design Blinded
Type Interventional
Generation First
Participants 30
Sex All
Age 18- 65
Therapy No

Trial Details

The purpose of the study is to examine whether an investigational medication called ketamine is able to improve treatment outcomes for concurrent opioid addiction and depression when used in conjunction with buprenorphine treatment. Study medications will be delivered twice per week for four weeks. If you are eligible and you decide to enroll in the study, your participation will last approximately 8 weeks, or 2 months.

Trial Number NCT04177706

Sponsors & Collaborators

Medical University of South Carolina
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) partnered with MAPS to create a psychedelic research centre to study the therapeutic effects of psychedelic drugs on mental illness.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
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