The Efficacy of a Subanesthetic Doses of IV Ketamine in the Treatment Drug Resistant Epilepsy
NCT ID: NCT05019885
Last Updated: 2025-08-15
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
PHASE2
8 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-08-26
2026-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Screening : Seizure diary will be prospectively filled for 4 weeks and subjects must have at least 4 seizures in 28 days to proceed to the treatment phase. Baseline mood assessment will be performed (NDDI-E, QOLIE-10, GAD 7 )
Treatment Phase: This phase will consist of 6 study visits (3 visits/ week for 2 weeks). Patients will receive 0.5mg/kg Racemic ketamine IV over 40 min three times a week (M, W, F) for 2 consecutive weeks.
Treatment Visit 1: Monday Week 5(baseline seizures diary collected) Treatment Visit 2: Wednesday Week 5 Treatment Visit 3: Friday Week 5 Treatment Visit 4: Monday Week 6 Treatment Visit 5: Wednesday Week 6 Treatment Visit 6: Friday Week 6 (Mood assessments performed prior to infusion)
Post- Treatment Phase : This phase will consist of 5 post infusion safety assessments and 3 post-treatment assessments.
Post-Infusion Safety Assessment 1: Saturday Week 6 (Adverse Event Assessment) Post-Infusion Safety Assessment 2: Sunday Week 7 (Adverse Event Assessment) Post-Infusion Safety Assessment 3: Monday Week 7 (Adverse Event Assessment) Post-Infusion Safety Assessment 4: Monday Week 8 (Adverse Event Assessment) Post-Infusion Safety Assessment 5: Monday Week 9 (Adverse Event Assessment)
Post-Treatment Assessment 1: phone call week 10 (Seizure diary collection, mood assessments performed) Post-Treatment Assessment 2: phone call week 14 (Seizure diary) Post-Treatment Assessment 3: phone call week 18 (Seizure diary collection, mood assessments performed)
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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IV Ketamine Hydrochloride
dose 0.5mg/kg of IV Ketamine Hydrochloride over 40 min
Ketamine Hydrochloride
Three times a week (M, W, F) for 2 consecutive weeks.
Interventions
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Ketamine Hydrochloride
Three times a week (M, W, F) for 2 consecutive weeks.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Adults (18 years or older)
* Cognitively impaired adults are not excluded (i.e. will be included in the study)
* Established diagnosis of Drug Resistant Epilepsy (DRE) i.e. failed two or more appropriately chosen anti-seizure medications (ASMs)
* EEG consistent with focal or generalized epilepsy
* Patients must have \>4 focal aware, focal impaired aware, focal to bilateral tonic clonic or generalized tonic clonic seizures per month.
* Patients can be on \>/= 1 anti-seizure medication (ASM) at the time of enrollment on stable doses 12 weeks prior to initiation
* Patients on Epilepsy devices: Vagal nerve stimulator (VNS), Deep brain stimulator (DBS) or Responsive Nerve Stimulator (RNS) must have remained stable for at least 4 weeks before the screening visit. Adjustment of devices is not allowed during the study.
Exclusion Criteria
* Pregnant women
* Women that are breast feeding
* Patients who had \>21 days of seizure freedom in the last year.
* Patients with a history of status epilepticus within 3 months of screening
* Patients with a history of alcoholism of drug misuse within the last 2 years
* Unstable medical illness
* Serious or imminent suicidal or homicidal risk
* Patients with cardiovascular disease
* Patients with schizophrenia
* Patients with history of aneurysm or aortic dissection, arteriovenous malformation and intracerebral hemorrhage
* Patients that are immobile i.e. wheel chair bound, bed ridden individuals
* Patients on psychostimulants (amphetamines, methylphenidate etc.) and Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (selegiline, isocarboxazid, phenelzine etc.)
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Madeline Fields
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Madeline Fields
Associate Professor of Neurology Co-Director Mount Sinai Epilepsy Center
Principal Investigators
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Madeline Fields, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Icahn School of Medicine
Lara Marcuse, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Icahn School of Medicine
Locations
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Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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STUDY-20-01911
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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