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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000390088
ACTRN12610000390088
Not yet recruiting
Phase 2

Pilot study for the rapid alleviation of depression in depressed alcohol dependent persons using ketamine

niversity of Otago0 sites24 target enrollmentMay 14, 2010

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity of Otago
Enrollment
24
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 14, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnostic Statistical Manual \- fourth edition, text revision (DSM\-IV\-TR) alcohol dependence; major depression with Montgomery\-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) scores \>20 able and willing to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Current chaotic multiple substance use (excluding alcohol, and tobacco — see medication below); currently in active moderate to severe alcohol withdrawal; actively suicidal or homicidal; pregnancy, nursing or refusal to use a reliable method of birth control in female subjects; severe psychiatric symptoms for which hospitalisation is being seriously considered; evidence of significant cerebral, renal, thyroid or cardiac disease; severe liver disease or liver failure.
  • Medication: Disallowed medication: lamotrigine, memantine, amantadine, riluzole, N\-acetylcysteine within 2 weeks; Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) within 4 weeks; escalating doses of opioids.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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