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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
21
Participants receiving the active study medication will receive 60 mg ketamine twice per week for four weeks under clinical supervision.
Participants receiving the placebo study medication will receive saline twice per week for four weeks under clinical supervision.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Percentage of Individuals Completing Informed Consent
Primary outcomes will be 1) the percentage of individuals completing informed consent out of the number of individuals eligible on the initial screening.
Time frame: Actual time frame of: 23 months.
Percentage of Individuals Completing the Full Protocol
The other primary outcome will be the percentage of individuals that complete informed consent which complete the full interventional protocol.
Time frame: Actual time frame 23 months.
Change in Depression Severity
Secondary outcomes will include changes in depression severity (as measured on the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale), which will be calculated as a change from baseline to 4 weeks (8th interventional visit). Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS; Montgomery, 1979). The MADRS is a clinician administered, 10-item questionnaire of depression severity. The total score ranges from 0-60, with scores of 0-6 considered normal (non-depressed), 7-19 indicative of mild depression, 20-34 indicative of moderate depression, and 35-60 indicative of severe depression. Individuals scoring 20 or higher on the MADRS will be included in the study. The MADRS evaluates the following symptoms of depression: 1) clinical appearance of sadness, 2) self-reported sadness, 3) inner tension, 4) reduced sleep, 5) reduced appetite, 6) concentration difficulties, 7) lassitude, 8) inability to feel, 9) pessimistic thought process, and 10) thoughts of suicide.
Time frame: Baseline through 4-week interventional visits (8th interventional visit).
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