Gamma Oscillations as a Prognostic Marker for Ketamine Therapy in Treatment Resistant Depression

Exclusion Criteria

• •History of MDD with psychotic features, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, currently exhibiting psychotic features, or a first-degree relative with a psychotic disorder.
• •Diagnosed with intellectual disability.
• •Current major medical problems that affect brain anatomy, neurochemistry, or function, e.g., liver insufficiency, kidney insufficiency, cardiovascular problems, (unstable Arrhythmias, Chronic Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction (MI) cardiac pacemaker), systemic infections, cancer, active upper respiratory infections, respiratory depression and any brain disorder (seizure disorder, stroke, dementia, degenerative neurologic diseases), and head injury with loss of consciousness for any period of time.
• •Pregnancy or Breast-feeding. All female participants in reproductive age will undergo pregnancy tests. Female participants will be required to provide evidence of use of contraceptives during the course of the study.
• •Unable to understand the design and requirements of the study.
• •Unable to sign the informed consent for any reason.
• •Patients with a severe personality disorder, including risk for homicide or aggressive behavior, which in the opinion of the investigator has a major impact on the patients' current psychiatric status and would preclude safe study participation.
• •Patients at serious and imminent risk of suicide and not suitable for an outpatient study, in the judgment of the investigators.
• •Patients taking medications with known activity at the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) or α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPA) glutamate receptor \[eg, riluzole, amantadine, lamotrigine, memantine, topiramate, dextromethorphan, D-cycloserine\], or the mu-opioid receptor.
• •Previous exposure to ketamine or esketamine.
• •Patients starting hormonal treatment (e.g., estrogen) in the 3 months prior to screening.
• •Patients with no regular contact with at least one adult. Patients who are un-domiciled are excluded.
• •Body mass index (BMI) \>=40 kg/m2.
• •Active eating disorder or cognitive deficit affecting the regulation of food intake.
• •Current or recent course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) (past month).
• •History of deep brain stimulation (DBS), vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) implantation, or other form of psychosurgery
• •Recently started cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) (past month).
• •Patients taking \>6mg/day lorazepam (benzodiazepine)-equivalents. Patients with lower and/or infrequent use of benzodiazepines will be required to discontinue their dose on the morning (noting that this is already per protocol at the partner ketamine clinic).
• •Patients taking prescription opioids. Over the counter pain medications are proscribed on infusion days.
• •Dietary supplements affecting central nervous system (CNS) function will be discontinued before the study start. This will include supplementation of glutamate, serotonin (e.g. 5-hydroxytryptophan(HTP), St. John's Wort), creatine, γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA).
• •Patients habitually consuming legal cannabis products containing cannabidiol (CBD) or delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
• •The participant has a known ketamine allergy or is taking any medication that may interact with ketamine.