Postpartum depression study combining ketamine and therapy withdrawn before starting
NCT ID NCT06048263
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to see if combining low-dose ketamine injections with interpersonal therapy could help improve mood in low-income women after a C-section. The researchers planned to enroll 0 participants and the study was withdrawn before it began. No results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ketamine
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria English-speaking (necessary for IPT under the limitations of the pilot) Socio-economically disadvantaged (i.e., low-income requiring public assistance) Suffering with depressive symptoms (EPDS \> 10) \>18 years of age \> 20 weeks pregnant scheduled for cesarean delivery" or "within 48 hours of an unscheduled (or scheduled) cesarean delivery. Exclusion Criteria An allergy to ketamine Contraindications for TMS including the presence of metallic objects within 30 cm of the TMS coil, intracranial implants (e.g., aneurysm clips, shunts, stimulators, cochlear implants, or electrodes) or any other metal object within or near the head, excluding the mouth, that cannot be safely removed; presence of intracardiac lines, defibrillators or a cardiac pacemaker and unable to assess safety; presence of implanted electronic devices that control physiologic functions and unable to assess safety Have a personal history of a primary seizure disorder or a seizure associated with an intracranial lesion History of severe head trauma or neurological disorders (e.g., pre-eclampsia) that substantially increase seizure risk, per PI discretion
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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