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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/03/081539 [Registered on: 03/03/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 28/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Assessment Of Rapid Antidepressant Effect Of Oral Ketamine As An Adjuvant In Severe Depression 
Scientific Title of Study   ASSESSMENTENT OF RAPID ANTIDEPRESSANT EFFECT OT ORAL KETAMINE AS AN ADJUVANT IN SEVERE DEPRESSION -A SINGLE BLIND RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DR SAUMYA MISHRA 
Designation  JUNIOR RESIDENT 
Affiliation  JNMC MEDICAL COLLEGE,KLE 
Address  Department Of Psychiatry Opd 15 ,Jnmc Kle University , Belagavi, Karnataka
Department Of Psychiatry Opd 15 ,Jnmc Kle University , Belagavi, Karnataka
Belgaum
KARNATAKA
590019
India 
Phone  9793888829  
Fax    
Email  MISHRA8SAUMYAA@GMAIL.COM  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR SS CHATE 
Designation  PROFESSOR AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY 
Affiliation  JNMC MEDICAL COLLEGE,KLE 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY,OPD 15, JNMC KLE University, Belagavi, Karnataka
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY,OPD 15, JNMC KLE University, Belagavi, Karnataka
Belgaum
KARNATAKA
590019
India 
Phone  9793888829  
Fax    
Email  DRCHATE@GMAIL.COM  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR SAUMYA MISHRA 
Designation  JUNIOR RESIDENT 
Affiliation  JNMC MEDICAL COLLEGE,KLE 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY,OPD 15, JNMC KLE University, Belagavi, Karnataka
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY,OPD 15, JNMC KLE University, Belagavi, Karnataka
Belgaum
KARNATAKA
590019
India 
Phone  9793888829  
Fax    
Email  MISHRA8SAUMYAA@GMAIL.COM  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
KLEs Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi,karnataka,590010,india 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Saumya Mishra 
Address  Department of Psychiatry,Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi 590010, Karnataka, India 
Type of Sponsor  Other [self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Saumya Mishra  KLEs Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & Medical Research Centre  Department of Psychiatry ,Psychiatry ward, Sharavati floor,Nehru Nagar, Belagavi,KARNATAKA
Belgaum
KARNATAKA 
9793888829

mishra8saumyaa@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
jnmc institutional ethics committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: PCS||,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  oral ketamine  ketamine given at 2mg/kg mixed in 100ml of water over a period of 30 minutes Given orally on day 1,3,5,7,9 (total 5 doses given on alternate days) 
Comparator Agent  the placebo used is tulsi drops  2 drops of tulsi mixed in 100ml water will be given in water given orally on day 1,3,5,7,9 (total 5 doses given on alternate days)  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patient aged above 18 yrs of age
Patients who have given written informed consent
Patient with diagnosis of
1. SINGLE EPISODE DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, severe, without psychotic disorder
2. Recurrent Depressive Disorder, current episode severe without psychotic disorder 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Bipolar depression
Severe depression with psychotic symptoms
Pregnant and lactating women
Substance abuse (excluding nicotine dependence)
Have received ECT in past 2 months
Did not give consent for the same 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the rapid anti-depressive effect of oral ketamine as an adjuvant antidepressant in
severe depression 
1 yr 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the rapid anti suicidal effect of oral ketamine when given as an adjuvant  1 yr 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="74"
Sample Size from India="74" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   11/03/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  11/03/2025 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Ketamine use in depression is becoming increasingly popular in psychiatric practice. The FDA has approved Esketamine nasal spray. Few studies have shown the effectiveness of oral ketamine when used in depression. This study intends to find out the efficacy of oral ketamine

when used as adjuvant treatment in severe depression

 
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