Understanding How Ketamine Brings About Rapid Improvement in OCD
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 65 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic and disabling disorder that costs the economy over $2 billion annually and represents a significant public health problem. This study aims to build on our discovery that a potent NMDA receptor antagonist, ketamine, has rapid (in hours) and robust ther...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic and disabling disorder that costs the economy over $2 billion annually and represents a significant public health problem. This study aims to build on our discovery that a potent NMDA receptor antagonist, ketamine, has rapid (in hours) and robust therapeutic effects in OCD. The proposed projects test the acute mechanism of action of ketamine at the level of molecules, circuits, and network synchrony to determine how NMDA receptor antagonism modifies the underlying pathology of OCD to relieve repetitive thoughts and behaviors.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT02624596
- Collaborators
- University of Connecticut
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Carolyn I Rodriguez, MD, PhD Stanford University
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