Table 1.
Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis
Reference | Total N | Included N | Setting | Control | Diagnosis | Patients with Concomitant Medications* | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | ||||||
Berman et al 2000 (10) | 8 | 5 | Outpatient | Saline | MDD | 0 | 0 |
Valentine et al 2011 (25) | 11 | 4 | Outpatient | Saline | MDD | 0 | 0 |
Sos et al 2013 (24) | 27 | 9 | Inpatient | Saline | MDD | 9 | 100 |
Murrough et al 2013 (14) | 73 | 35 | Both** | Midazolam | MDD | 0 | 0 |
Feder et al 2014 (22) | 41 | 5 | Both** | Midazolam | PTSD | 0 | 0 |
Ballard et al 2014† (15) | 87 | 59 | Inpatient | Saline | MDD/BD | 26 | 44 |
Hu et al 2015 (23) | 27 | 26 | Outpatient | Saline | MDD | 26 | 100 |
Murrough et al 2015 (18) | 24 | 24 | Inpatient/Outpatient | Midazolam | Mixed†† | 19 | 79 |
Total | 298 | 167 | 80 | 48 |
Abbreviations: MDD: major depressive disorder; BD: Bipolar Disorder; PTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder
Concomitant medications included antidepressants, antipsychotics, or mood stabilizers
Subjects were admitted as inpatients for ketamine infusion and then discharged as outpatients 24 hours following infusion
This was a review and secondary analysis of ketamine data from a research protocol evaluating the effects of ketamine on depressive symptoms (NCT00088699); publications from these results include Zarate CA et al., 2006 (11); Diazgranados et al., 2010 (13); and Zarate et al., 2012 (12).
The inclusion criterion for this investigation was suicidal ideation, not a specific DSM diagnosis. The most common diagnoses were MDD, BD, and PTSD.