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Ketamine for Veterans With Parkinson's Disease

VA Office of Research and Development
NCT IDNCT06231563ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 2

Target enrollment

80

Study length

about 4.2 years

Ages

40–80

Locations

1 site in CA

About this study

Researchers are testing if ketamine, given as an intravenous (IV) injection, can improve depression in Veterans with Parkinson's disease. The trial will also examine how ketamine affects neuroplasticity and inflammation in these individuals. It aims to determine if ketamine could be a useful treatment for Veterans with Parkinson's disease.

Based on ClinicalTrials.gov records.

What participants do

  • 1.Take Ketamine
  • 2.Take Remimazolam
PhasePhase 2
DrugKetamine
Primary goalMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

Participation effort

Estimated from trial records. Details can vary by site.

Time + visits
Low11%
Logistics
Moderate50%

Logistics difficulty varies by site location and availability.

Trial highlights

Treatment details

Auto-extracted from trial records to preview treatments and outcomes.

Drug classes

ketamine (NMDA receptor antagonist; induces dissociative anesthesia and analgesia), remimazolam

Drug routes

injection, intravenous

Endpoints

Primary: Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)

Secondary: Enhanced Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms for Parkinson's Disease (eSAPS- PD), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-7 (HAMD-7), Incidence, severity, and frequency of Adverse Events (AEs) including Treatment- Emergent AEs (TEAEs) and Serious AEs (SAEs), Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), Movement Disorder Society revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS), Patient- Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®), Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QoLTM)

Body systems

Neurology