D‐cycloserine treatment after ketamine infusions did not improve symptoms of depression
The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update December 1, 2019 DOI: 10.1002/pu.30506 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | News report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients with depression who had responded to doses of ketamine |
| Intervention | ketamine |
| Duration | 6 weeks |
| Topics | Depression Esketamine Ketamine |
| Key points | Six weeks of D-cycloserine did not improve depressive symptoms compared with placebo in patients who had responded to ketamine, but it did maintain ketamine's anti-suicidal effects. |
Abstract
Six weeks of D‐cycloserine treatment for patients with depression who had responded to doses of ketamine did not improve depressive symptoms compared with placebo, a study has found. D‐cycloserine was found to maintain the anti‐suicidal effects of ketamine, however.