Ketamine for Postherpetic Neuralgia With Depression

PHASE4Not yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

50

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 15, 2025

Primary Completion Date

April 1, 2026

Study Completion Date

June 1, 2026

Conditions
Depression DisordersHerpetic Neuralgia
Interventions
DRUG

Intravenous Ketamine Infusions

The patients received a single intravenous infusion of esketamine (0.2 mg/kg), which was added to 50 ml of normal saline and administered via a micro-infusion pump over 40 minutes.

DRUG

Intravenous normal saline

The patients received a single intravenous infusion of 50 ml normal saline via a micro-infusion pump over 40 minutes

DRUG

Oral Duloxetine 60mg

Patients received 60 mg/day of oral duloxetine as maintenance therapy for depression.

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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