This project seeks to identify the acute and longer-term impact of a single dose of intravenous ketamine among suicidal patients referred for psychiatric consultation/liaison in the medical inpatient setting. The investigators will then test whether ketamine's rapid effects can be extended by introducing helpful information delivered by a computer-based training protocol. This work could ultimately lead to the ability to treat suicidality more efficiently and with broader dissemination by rapidly priming the brain for helpful forms of learning.
NOTE: Edits were made to the outcome measures sections to improve clarity regarding the a priori analytic plan with respect to the "Time Frame" of measurements and to reduce redundancies. Timepoints that will be analyzed as trajectories over windows of time and measurements that will be analyzed as composites are now more clearly specified. The previous entries correctly identified all relevant measures and timepoints, but implied incorrectly that each timepoint/measure would be analyzed in isolation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
200
Single subanesthetic infusion of ketamine (0.5mg/kg)
8 sessions of computer-based cognitive training
8 sessions of computer-based sham training
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Scale for Suicide Ideation
suicidal ideation/thoughts; range 0-38; high score=worse outcome
Time frame: Trajectories from 24hrs through 1 month
Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale
depression severity; range 0-60; high score=worse outcome
Time frame: Trajectories from 24hrs through 1 month
Suicidal behaviors: medical chart review and Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS)
composite measure of # unique occurrences of any suicidal outcome (recorded via either measure) including: re-attempt, re-hospitalization for suicidality, suicide behaviors, or completed suicide
Time frame: Trajectories from 24hrs through 12 months
Adult Suicide Ideation Questionnaire
suicidal ideation/thoughts; range 0-150; high score=worse outcome
Time frame: Trajectories from 24hrs through 12 months
Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms
Self-reported depression (range: 0-27; higher scores = worse outcome)
Time frame: Trajectories from 24hrs through 12 months
Scale for Suicide Ideation
suicidal ideation/thoughts; range 0-38; high score=worse outcome
Time frame: Trajectories from 1 month through 12 months
Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale
depression severity; range 0-60; high score=worse outcome
Time frame: Trajectories from 1 month through 12 months
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