Blood cell energy study could predict ketamine response in depression
NCT ID NCT07399756
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how S-ketamine, a treatment for severe depression, affects tiny energy centers (mitochondria) in blood cells. Researchers will take blood samples from 30 adults with treatment-resistant depression before and after treatment. They hope to find markers that predict who will respond well to the drug.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
We will recruit ten normal controls, 30 Patients with the diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression (TRD), failed to at least two antidepressants
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Male or female, 18-65 years of age Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder according to the DSM-V Patient has a HAM-D≥23 Treatment resistant -Did not respond to two antidepressants trial Medically stable: No active physical disease: malignancy, cardiac condition, hypertension , stable medications for the past month etc. Exclusion Criteria: Known sensitivity to ketamine drug or alcohol abuse Patient taking lithium or corticosteroids Pregnant or breast-feeding has another axis I diagnosis attention deficits disorder a history or current serious neurological, metabolic autoimmune bone marrow, oncologic or additional psychiatric disorders
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel, 52621, Israel
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