Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:42 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:42 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06795659
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Individual between the ages of 18-65 years old (Young adults \[18 to 24 years old\] must not be taking an antidepressant).
2. PTSD diagnosis as assessed by Clinician-Administered Posttraumatic Stress Scale (CAPS-5)
3. Able to speak and read English (due to standardization of outcome measures)
4. On stable doses of current medications for at least 4 weeks
5. Weigh between 50-100 kg (110-220 pounds).
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Young adults (18-24) currently taking any antidepressant.
2. Lifetime history of psychotic disorder or history of significant psychotic symptoms.
3. Lifetime history of manic episode.
4. Moderate or greater severity for alcohol or substance use disorder (DSM-5) in the previous six months.
5. A history of ketamine or phencyclidine abuse.
6. Evidence of a traumatic brain injury severe enough to interfere with comprehension and responding to the baseline screening questionnaires.
7. Current suicidal ideation severe enough to warrant immediate attention (as determined by the Depressive Symptoms Index-Suicidality Subscale and corroborated by a clinical risk assessment by a credentialed provider)
8. Other psychiatric disorders severe enough to warrant designation as the primary disorder as determined by clinician judgment.
9. Current use (with past 4 weeks) of any prohibited concomitant medications
10. Benzodiazepines, other medications, sedatives, acute alcohol use, or recreational drug use that would put patients at risk in the judgment of clinical providers).
11. Planned use of ketamine (i.e., for pain control) or participation in another trauma-focused psychotherapy during the time of the study.
12. Uncontrolled hypertension or tachycardia
13. A history of sensitivity or adverse reaction to ketamine or its excipients
14. An unstable medical, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or neurological condition that the investigator considers a contraindication to ketamine administration
15. Aneurysmal vascular disease (including thoracic and abdominal aorta, intracranial and peripheral arterial vessels) or arteriovenous malformation.
16. Intracerebral hemorrhage.
17. Pregnancy or breastfeeding; women of childbearing potential unwilling to utilize reliable methods of contraception
18. History of nasal surgery or nasal obstructions experienced as an adult.
19. Inability to arrange for assisted transportation on ketamine treatment days due to recommendation that patient not drive for the remainder of the day following a ketamine treatment.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT06795659
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06795659