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NCT03053830 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Open Label Ketamine Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Veterans

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by VA Connecticut Healthcare System.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
11
Enrollment target

NCT03053830: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by VA Connecticut Healthcare System.

NCT03053830 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by VA Connecticut Healthcare System. The registered enrollment target is 11 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03053830, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by VA Connecticut Healthcare System.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
11 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Medically healthy Veterans ages 21-75 that have been diagnosed with Depression will get up to 6 treatments of Ketamine infusions, weekly. After treatment is completed, follow up will occur at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after completion of infusions to evaluate the longer term effects of ketamine.

Primary Outcome

MADRS is a standardized instrument to ascertain depressed mood and neurovegetative signs and symptoms of a major depressive episode.

Interventions

  • DRUG Ketamine

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 11 participants
Start Date 2017-01-31
Est. Completion 2018-09-26
Phase Phase 2
VA Connecticut Healthcare System

26 total trials

What the finished NCT03053830 record still lists

NCT03053830 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 11 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Ketamine is the first listed.

NCT03053830 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03053830 about?

NCT03053830 is a clinical study titled "Open Label Ketamine Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Veterans". Medically healthy Veterans ages 21-75 that have been diagnosed with Depression will get up to 6 treatments of Ketamine infusions, weekly. After treatment is completed, follow up will occur at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after completion of infusions to evaluate the longer term effects of ketamin...

What is the current status of trial NCT03053830?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 11 participants. The study started on 2017-01-31. Estimated completion is 2018-09-26.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03053830?

The interventions under investigation include: Ketamine (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03053830?

This trial is sponsored by VA Connecticut Healthcare System, which has 26 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03053830's enrollment target sits among peer trials

11 1967th of 2000 higher than 33 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03053830, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03053830 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.