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Music as a Potential Intervention to Improve Hemodynamic Tolerability of Repetitive Sub-Anesthetic IV Ketamine Infusions in Bipolar and Unipolar Depression: A Pilot Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Music for Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 32 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of music on patients receiving a course of intravenous (IV) ketamine for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), both unipolar and bipolar. The primary outcome is changes in in systolic blood pressure throughout each 40-minute infusion. Secondary outcomes include repeated measures of mood, anxiety, suicidality, and psychological/physical pain. Aspects of the treatment experience, with and without music, will also be explored.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Music will be provided via headphones during all 6 ketamine treatments, beginning at the commencement of each infusion and ending 55 minutes later. On the day of each infusion, before the treatment begins, clinicians will discuss music choices with participants in order to select amongst one of several options that have been designed for this purpose (length, genre, intensity, etc.).