This single-arm, open-label trial (n=14) will investigate the effects of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) on individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
This prospective, single-group study will enrol 14 adults with PTSD to evaluate clinical and resting-state fMRI connectivity changes associated with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Each participant receives two full KAP cycles, each comprising a preparatory session, an intramuscular ketamine administration, and an integration session.
Participants undergo baseline rsfMRI and behavioral assessment, rsfMRI within ~24 hours after each KAP treatment and again ~2 weeks after the second KAP; clinical measures of PTSD symptoms will be correlated with connectivity changes.
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy: preparatory session, IM ketamine treatment, integration session; two complete KAP cycles per participant.
IM ketamine administered during each of two KAP treatment sessions; paired with preparatory and integration psychotherapy.