Naturalistic Study of Ketamine in the Treatment of Depression
Naturalistic, prospective observational study (n=90) assessing subcutaneous ketamine (0.5 mg/kg initial; clinician-led escalation to 0.75–1.0 mg/kg) for reducing suicide risk and depressive symptoms in patients with depressive episodes, with a healthy control group.
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Prospective naturalistic study recruiting 45 patients with a major depressive episode (MDD or bipolar depression) receiving clinician-prescribed subcutaneous ketamine and 45 healthy controls for biomarker and clinical outcome assessment.
Patients receive an initial 0.5 mg/kg SC ketamine protocol (twice weekly for one month) with possible escalation to 0.75 and 1.0 mg/kg and continuation as clinically indicated; outcomes include suicide risk (C-SSRS), depressive symptoms (MADRS), and peripheral biomarkers.