People who got intravenous ketamine at three private ketamine infusion clinics had “significant improvement” in symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, a new study says.
People who got intravenous ketamine at three private ketamine infusion clinics had"significant improvement" in symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, a new study says.
The study, published Monday in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, adds to a growing body of research showing ketamine's promise in treating these conditions.It"gives some more real-world data, which is incredibly important" because it helps show its potential to work in a more general population, said Dr. Gerard Sanacora, a psychiatry professor at the Yale School of Medicine.
The researchers also note that they didn't systematically assess side effects or adverse events of the treatment, but previous studies have not found long-term or permanent side effects on memory or cognitive decline.The lack of information about adverse effects is"disappointing," Sanacora said.
In 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a nasal spray that uses esketamine, a cousin of ketamine, for treatment-resistant depression. The researchers on the new study say that infusions of racemic ketamine are cheaper than esketamine and could result in savings if they were covered by insurance.
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