Ketamine Infusion Therapy for PTSD in Combat Veterans

Completed

Conditions studied: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

In brief

Klarisana is conducting an observational study in San Antonio, Texas to see if there are tangible improvements in the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in combat veterans after receiving a series of six low-dose outpatient infusions of ketamine.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03088384

Run by

Klarisana Physician Services PLLC

People needed

30

Starts

2016-11-28

Expected to finish

2018-09-29

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The Veteran must be medically screened by Klarisana and be an appropriate candidate for ketamine therapy
• The Veteran must be between the ages of 18 and 75. The study is open to men and women.
• The Veteran must be able to speak and read the English language
• The Veteran must have a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder assigned by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans of a foreign military are also eligible but they must have been diagnosed with PTSD by the equivalent veteran healthcare organization in their country of military service
• The Veteran must have served in the US Military or a foreign military service in a designated combat zone. Documentation by a DD214 or equivalent is required
• The PTSD that The Veteran is suffering from has to have been caused by service in combat
• The PTSD that the Veteran is suffering from must be exerting a significant negative effect on his/her life

You may not qualify if…

• The Veteran must NOT be taking lamotrigine (Lamictal) or any monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressants
• The Veteran must not be currently enrolled in any other studies offering therapy for PTSD
• Veteran may NOT have uncontrolled blood pressure or congestive heart failure
• Veteran may NOT have a diagnosis of psychosis or any diagnosis on the psychosis spectrum

Where it is running

• Klarisana — San Antonio, Texas, United States

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