Evaluating Ketamine and Psychological Sequelae

NCT ID: NCT04053400

Last Updated: 2019-08-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

159 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-12-31

Study Completion Date

2017-09-13

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the use of intravenous infusion of sub-anesthetic dosages of ketamine given for pain to combat casualties and emerging symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, sleep disruption, and risk of alcohol abuse as identified with behavioral health screening tools. Although ketamine has gained popularity as an analgesic agent, literature related to its psychological impact is sparse.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the use of intravenous infusion of sub-anesthetic dosages of ketamine given for pain to combat casualties and emerging symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, sleep disruption, and risk of alcohol abuse as identified with behavioral health screening tools.

This is retrospective case-control study. The data will be analyzed to examine the relationship between exposure to ketamine used as an analgesic agent in combat related trauma care and the expression of psychiatric symptoms measured in the follow-up on the Post Deployment Health Assessment Tool (PDHAT), in use 2003-2007 and the Post Deployment Behavioral Health Assessment (PDBHA), in use 2007 to current date. Coded behavioral health assessment data will be extracted from the research data bank (Protocol IRBnet # 360023, titled "Use of Post Deployment Behavioral Health Assessment Data from Aerovaced Military Admitted to Walter Reed from the Theater of Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to Establish a Research Data Bank"). This protocol, approved in 2012, has retrospective and prospective components and was designed for studies of this nature. The second objective of this study is to explore demographic and clinical risk factors associated with psychological factors.

Service members who completed the PDHAT or the PDBHA after being AEROVAC-ED from theater for medical care will be grouped according to whether or not they received ketamine for pain before their follow-up assessments. The comparison group for this study will be selected from among those not exposed to ketamine by matching two service members to each in the ketamine group using Injury Severity Scores (ISSs) and Abbreviated Injury Scores (AISs). These scores, originally collected by the US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) and stored in the Department of Defense Trauma Registry (DoDTR), are an IRB approved addition to the DoP research data bank. WRNMMC and the USAISR have a Memorandum of Understanding allowing use of the scores for research purposes.

Conditions

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Pain, Ketamine Infusion, Psychologic Sequelae

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Ketamine Group

Active duty military service member injured in theater, AEROVAC-ED out, and received ketamine.

Ketamine

Intervention Type DRUG

Non-Ketamine Comparison Group

Active duty military service member injured in theater, AEROVAC-ED out, and did NOT receive ketamine treatment for pain.

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Ketamine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Group I. Ketamine Group

* Active duty military service member injured in theater and treated at WRAMC or at WRNMMC
* 18 years of age or older
* Completed the PBBHA or PDHAT initial and follow up assessment post aerovac from theater
* Received ketamine infusion to treat pain after aero-evacuation for inpatient medical care between Sep 2005 and June 2014
* Received ketamine before completion of the PDHAT or PDBHA follow-up assessment
* ISS scores are available for each individual

Group II. Non-Ketamine Comparison Group

* Active duty military service member injured in theater and treated at WRAMC or at WRNMMC
* 18 years of age or older
* Completed the PBBHA or PDHAT initial and follow up assessment post aerovac from theater
* Did not receive ketamine treatment for pain after aero-evacuation for inpatient medical care before follow-up
* ISS are available for each individual
* Patient will have ISS scores similar to a Ketamine Group patient and a similar timing of injury to the same Ketamine Group patient.

Exclusion Criteria

* Not treated by WRNMMC/WRAMC hospital staff between Sep 2005 and June 2014
* Not active duty, activated National Guard, or activated Reserve service members
* Younger than 18 years of age
* Did not complete the PDBHA or PDHAT initial and follow-up assessments
* ISS scores are not available
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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380486

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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