The BIO-K Study: A Single-Arm, Open-Label, Biomarker Development Clinical Trial of Ketamine for Non-Psychotic Unipolar Major Depression and Bipolar I or II Depression.

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to find out if the medication known as ketamine can help the symptoms of depression. This drug is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but the investigators will use it for a non-FDA approved reason (depression).

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
• Collaborator: National Network of Depression Centers
• Treatments: Ketamine

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

• Ability to provide informed consent

• Current psychiatric inpatient (voluntary only) or outpatient treatment

• Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder, bipolar I disorder, or bipolar II disorder

• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) total score > 15 at screening and at baseline (just prior to first acute phase ketamine infusion);

• Treatment-resistant depression, as defined by failure of at least two previous antidepressant or mood stabilizing treatments within the current depressive episode

• Failed antidepressant or mood stabilizing treatments can include pharmacotherapy for depression at an adequate dose for at least 8 weeks, or an acute series of at least 6 administrations of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

• Ability to pass a comprehension assessment test related to effects of ketamine and trial objectives and criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or active psychotic symptoms

• Ongoing prescription of > 4 mg lorazepam equivalents (total) daily, or morning dosing of any benzodiazepine at the time of assessment

• Currently undergoing ECT, transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagal nerve stimulation, or deep brain stimulation as either an acute or maintenance treatment of depression

• Any active or unstable medical condition judged by the study psychiatrist as conferring too great a level of medical risk to allow inclusion in the study

• Use or abuse of methamphetamine, cocaine, cannabis, or stimulants (prescribed and illicit) within the past 12 months

• Any current abuse or dependence of alcohol or drugs (excluding nicotine and caffeine) Note: Persons will be allowed to enroll in this study if their drug or alcohol abuse/dependence is in complete (not partial) and sustained (> 1 year) remission

• History of traumatic brain injury that resulted in loss of consciousness

• Developmental delay, mental retardation, or intellectual disorder

• Clinical or self-reported diagnosis of delirium, encephalopathy, or related clinical diagnosis within the prior 12 months

• Cognitive disorder (mild and major categories, per DSM-5)

• Prior participation in another study of ketamine for depression within the prior 6 months

• History of either poor antidepressive response to or poor tolerability of ketamine (any route of administration) when previously administered for treating symptoms of depression

• History of hypothyroidism unless taking a stable dose of thyroid medication and asymptomatic for 6 months

• Significant unstable medical condition

• Hepatic insufficiency (2.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN) for aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or ALT) within 1 year of consent, past liver transplant recipient, and/or clinical diagnosis of cirrhosis of the liver

• Pregnancy, or nursing

• Prisoners

• Involuntary psychiatric hospitalization