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Clinical Trials/NCT01557712
NCT01557712CompletedPhase 3

Estimate the Efficiency of the Association of an Injection of Ketamine and the Venlafaxine in the Severe Major Depressive Disorder for Six Weeks.

University Hospital, Grenoble1 site in 1 country25 target enrollmentStarted: March 2012Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
25
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Depressive state

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ketamine (infusion of 0.5mg/kg) and venlafaxine compared to the use of venlafaxine alone in the treatment of major depression (MADRS score ≥ 20 ) to six weeks of treatment.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients aged 18 or over,
  • Introducing a single depressive episode or recurrent unipolar
  • Responding to the diagnosis of severe major depressive episode according to DSM IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition): MADRS score ≥ 20,
  • absence of treatment with ketamine for analgesia or anesthesia during the last 6 months
  • Affiliate (or beneficiary) to a social security system
  • Informed consent signed

Exclusion Criteria

  • Contraindication to ketamine administration or treatment with venlafaxine;
  • Failure of treatment with venlafaxine in the current episode (as low as 150 mg for 15 days);
  • Axis I diagnosis according to DSM IV bipolar disorder (type I, II or III), schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, alcohol and other toxic or weaned for at least 6 months;
  • Current Episode resistant stage V according to the classification of Thase and Rush (failed a course of bilateral ECT);
  • Major depressive episode with severity criteria (significant risk of suicide is a MADRS score ≥ 5-SI; decubitus complications, intravenous hydration);
  • episode currently being treated with fluoxetine;
  • Patients hospitalized without their consent or measure of legal protection (guardianship, curatorship);
  • Affection Organic likely to affect cognitive abilities and brain structures (eg, HIV, MS, lupus, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, dementia ...) or decompensation;
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding underway.

Arms & Interventions

Ketamine+venlafaxine

Experimental

one injection of 0.5 mg/kg of kentamine the first day plus venlafaxine (150-375 mg day) during 6 weeks

Intervention: ketamine venlafaxine (Drug)

venlafaxine

Active Comparator

venlafaxine (150-375 mg day) during 6 weeks

Intervention: Venlafaxine (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Depressive state

Time Frame: 6 weeks

Assessment of depression by MADRS defining six weeks: * the state of clinical response defined by a MADRS score less than 50% in MADRS score at baseline initial set. * the state of clinical remission is defined by obtaining a MADRS score ≤ 8.

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor
University Hospital, Grenoble
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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