2023
Ketamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
Anand A, Mathew S, Sanacora G, Murrough J, Goes F, Altinay M, Aloysi A, Asghar-Ali A, Barnett B, Chang L, Collins K, Costi S, Iqbal S, Jha M, Krishnan K, Malone D, Nikayin S, Nissen S, Ostroff R, Reti I, Wilkinson S, Wolski K, Hu B. Ketamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major Depression. New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 388: 2315-2325. PMID: 37224232, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2302399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant major depressionPatient-reported qualityElectroconvulsive therapyMajor depressionECT groupKetamine groupTreatment phaseMusculoskeletal adverse effectsSubanesthetic intravenous ketamineWeeks of treatmentInitial treatment phaseIntravenous ketamineSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeNoninferiority marginTrial groupECT clinicsNoninferiority trialPatientsComparative effectivenessKetamineClinical sitesAdverse effectsDepressionThree times
2022
International pooled patient-level meta-analysis of ketamine infusion for depression: In search of clinical moderators
Price RB, Kissel N, Baumeister A, Rohac R, Woody ML, Ballard ED, Zarate CA, Deakin W, Abdallah CG, Feder A, Charney DS, Grunebaum MF, Mann JJ, Mathew SJ, Gallagher B, McLoughlin DM, Murrough JW, Muthukumaraswamy S, McMillan R, Sumner R, Papakostas G, Fava M, Hock R, Phillips JL, Blier P, Shiroma P, Šóš P, Su TP, Chen MH, Tiger M, Lundberg J, Wilkinson ST, Wallace ML. International pooled patient-level meta-analysis of ketamine infusion for depression: In search of clinical moderators. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 5096-5112. PMID: 36071111, PMCID: PMC9763119, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01757-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAntidepressive AgentsBipolar DisorderDepressionHumansKetamineTreatment OutcomeConceptsMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleIndividual patient-level dataRating ScalePatient-level featuresDepression Rating ScaleHamilton Rating ScalePatient-level dataPrecision medicine approachRelevant psychiatric diagnosisEligible trialsIntravenous ketamineAntidepressant medicationStudy entryKetamine infusionPrior medicationAntidepressant propertiesKetamine effectsControl armClinical moderatorsTreatment decisionsTreatment resistanceStudy-level moderatorsDepressive symptomsPersonalized prescriptionDepression severity
2017
Cognitive Behavior Therapy May Sustain Antidepressant Effects of Intravenous Ketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression
Wilkinson ST, Wright D, Fasula MK, Fenton L, Griepp M, Ostroff RB, Sanacora G. Cognitive Behavior Therapy May Sustain Antidepressant Effects of Intravenous Ketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression. Psychotherapy And Psychosomatics 2017, 86: 162-167. PMID: 28490030, PMCID: PMC5516265, DOI: 10.1159/000457960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAdultAntidepressive AgentsCognitionCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyDepressive Disorder, MajorDepressive Disorder, Treatment-ResistantFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKetamineMaleMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRecurrenceRemission InductionTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionCognitive behavioral therapyAntidepressant effectsKetamine's antidepressant effectsKetamine exposureIntravenous ketamineKetamine infusion therapyWeeks of protocolOpen-label trialLong-term treatmentStandardized clinical protocolCognitive behavior therapyKetamine nonrespondersKetamine respondersRelapse rateMedian timeInfusion therapyClinical protocolsKetamineNeurobiological changesRemissionBehavioral therapyTherapyWeeksBehavior therapy