Study Summary
This trial will study whether ketamine can help treat depression or PTSD by measuring its impact on epigenetic aging.
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Depression
Treatment Effectiveness
Effectiveness Progress
Study Objectives
1 Primary · 3 Secondary · Reporting Duration: Assessment will compare the difference in PHQ-9/PCL-5 scores from baseline to after treatment with change in biological age from baseline to post-treartment.
Trial Safety
Safety Progress
Trial Design
1 Treatment Group
Ketamine Infusion
1 of 1
Experimental Treatment
20 Total Participants · 1 Treatment Group
Primary Treatment: Ketamine · No Placebo Group · Phase 2
Trial Logistics
Trial Timeline
Who is running the clinical trial?
Eligibility Criteria
Age 18 - 64 · All Participants · 9 Total Inclusion Criteria
Mark “Yes” if the following statements are true for you:Who else is applying?
What state do they live in?
Tennessee | 33.3% |
Kentucky | 22.2% |
South Carolina | 11.1% |
Other | 33.3% |
How old are they?
18 - 65 | 100.0% |
What site did they apply to?
Wild Health | 100.0% |
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria | 77.8% |
Did not meet criteria | 22.2% |
Why did patients apply to this trial?
- "I have been unsuccessfully cycling through medications for the past six years with no success. I have heard others have great success with ketamine therapy, so I want to participate in a trial as there is no possibility of my affording treatment outside of a trial atmosphere."
How many prior treatments have patients received?
3+ | 100.0% |
- Marcantoni, Walter S., Bertine Sandra Akoumba, Maggy Wassef, Julie Mayrand, Hinatea Lai, Stéphane Richard-Devantoy, and Sylvie Beauchamp. 2020. “A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Efficacy of Intravenous Ketamine Infusion for Treatment Resistant Depression: January 2009 – January 2019”. Journal of Affective Disorders. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.007.
- Han, Laura K.M., Moji Aghajani, Shaunna L. Clark, Robin F. Chan, Mohammad W. Hattab, Andrey A. Shabalin, Min Zhao, et al.. 2018. “Epigenetic Aging in Major Depressive Disorder”. American Journal of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Association Publishing. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060595.
- Marcantoni WS, Akoumba BS, Wassef M, Mayrand J, Lai H, Richard-Devantoy S, Beauchamp S. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of intravenous ketamine infusion for treatment resistant depression: January 2009 - January 2019. J Affect Disord. 2020 Dec 1;277:831-841. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.007. Epub 2020 Sep 7.
- 2022. "Ketamine and Epigenetic Aging". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05294835.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are recruitment efforts still ongoing for this clinical trial?
"Yes, this study requires more participants and was last updated on September 7th, 2022. The clinicaltrials website has the original posting date as April 1st, 2022." - Anonymous Online Contributor
Is this research project only available to adults aged 25 and up?
"Eligibility for this specific clinical trial is restricted to patients aged 18-64. Out of the 1164 clinical trials available for people over 65 and the 222 trials geared towards those under 18, this is the only one that meets your age criteria." - Anonymous Online Contributor
How many people total are included in this clinical trial?
"The clinical trial is still seeking participants, according to the information on clinicaltrials.gov. The study was originally posted on 4/1/2022 and was most recently edited on 9/7/2022. They are recruiting for 20 participants between 1 sites." - Anonymous Online Contributor
Is Ketamine a short-term or long-term solution?
"There is some data supporting Ketamine's safety, but nothing concretely linking it to efficacy. As such, we've given it a score of 2." - Anonymous Online Contributor
Might I be a right candidate for this clinical trial?
"The requirements for this study are that participants must have a diagnosis of depression and be within the specified age range. So far, 20 people have been enrolled in the trial." - Anonymous Online Contributor