Observation of Ketamine Treatment Safety and Tolerability in Adult Psychiatry Clinic Medical University of Gdańsk Inpatients
Observational prospective cohort (n=140) collecting real-world safety and tolerability data on ketamine treatment (IV, intranasal, oral) in adult psychiatric inpatients with a range of diagnoses including MDD, PTSD, OCD and others.
Detailed Description
This prospective observational registry collects systematic real-world data on ketamine administration in a tertiary inpatient psychiatry service to evaluate safety, tolerability and patient-reported outcomes across diverse clinical presentations.
Treatments include slow IV infusions (0.5 mg/kg over 40 minutes), intranasal spray, and oral solution (2.0–2.5 mg/kg), administered twice weekly for 4 weeks; adverse events, vitals and longer-term outcomes are documented to inform clinical practice.
Study Protocol
Preparation
Dosing
Integration
Study Arms & Interventions
Ketamine treatment
experimentalReal-world ketamine treatment delivered via IV infusion, intranasal spray, or oral solution across diagnostic cohorts in an inpatient tertiary centre.
Interventions
- Ketamine0.5 mg/kgvia IV• twice weekly• 8 doses total
Slow IV infusion 0.5 mg/kg over 40 minutes, twice weekly for 4 weeks (8 sessions).
- Ketaminevia Other• twice weekly• 8 doses total
Intranasal ketamine spray twice weekly for 4 weeks (dose not specified).
- Ketamine2 - 2.5 mg/kgvia Oral• twice weekly• 8 doses total
Oral solution 2.0–2.5 mg/kg twice weekly for 4 weeks.
Participants
Inclusion Criteria
- Diagnosis as provided by DSM-5 criteria:
- Major depressive disorder (MDD)
- Bipolar disorder (BD)
- Anxiety disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Somatoform disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Dissociative disorder
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Hypersensitivity to ketamine
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Other uncontrolled somatic diseases that may impact safety per the investigator's judgment
Study Details
- StatusEnrolling by invitation
- PhasePhase NA
- Typeobservational
- DesignNon-randomized
- Target Enrollment140 participants
- TimelineStart: 2022-09-01End: 2027-12-31
- Compounds
- Topic