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Examining Mu Opioid Mechanisms of Ketamine's Rapid Effects in OCD (MKET2)
RecruitingPhase 2Healthy volunteers welcome
Who can join
Ages 18 to 65 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Eligibility Criteria for Participants with OCD: Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18-65 * Meet the criteria for OCD diagnosis * Failed at least 1 prior trial of standard first-line OCD treatment * Agree to the following lifestyle modifications: comply with requirements for fasting prior to the Experimental Session, not enroll in any other interventional clinical trials during the duration of the study, and commit to medication study procedures. * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * prior naltrexone or ketamine use/exposure * Any current or past medical/psychiatric condition that makes participation unsafe in the opinion of the investigator or study physician * Pregnant or nursing, or able to become pregnant and are not practicing an effective means of birth control * the presence of metal in the body that is contraindicated for MRI scans Eligibility Criteria for Healthy Volunteers: Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18-65 * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * current or past use of psychotropic medication * pregnant or nursing females * the presence of metal in the body that is contraindicated for MRI scans
About the study
The purpose of this study is to understand how ketamine works in the brain to bring about a reduction in OCD symptoms.
What is being tested
- Ketamine (drug)
- Naltrexone Pill (drug)
- Placebo pill (other)
Sponsor: Stanford University · Participants: 150 · Started: Feb 24, 2024
Contact the study team
- Pavithra Mukunda, MS · Phone: 6504972578
- Carolyn I Rodriguez, MD, PhD · Phone: (650) 723-6158
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05940324
Locations in the U.S.
| California | Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.