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First received: October 02, 2023

Clinical Trial: Feasibility and Safety of Ketamine for Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department

Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Condition: Suicide

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Feasibility and Safety of Single Dose Ketamine for Acutely Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department

Brief Summary: There is currently no readily available pharmacologic intervention for suicidal ideation, a true psychiatric emergency, in the Emergency Department (ED).Investigators aim to trial low-dose, intravenous ketamine, a drug with well-established use in treatment-resistant depression, for patients who present to the ED with suicidal ideation.

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