RIVER At Home Ketamine Protocols

Description

Multiple site studies with the recruitment of other sub-investigators and sites. It's sobering to consider how chronic illness makes us more vulnerable to suicidal thoughts and behavior. However, the existence of multiple risk factors also means that there are numerous ways to intervene. Addressing and improving even one risk area will reverberate and improve other areas and the quality of life. RIVER Foundation is completing a 500-participant pilot study researching the safety of oral and nasal ketamine at home with no therapy. The pilot study examined three psychological scales: P.H.Q. 9, G.A.D. 7, and PCL5 scores. The interim report will be available in Nov 2023 with a final report in June 2024. The lack of knowledge for the average medical practitioner makes ketamine a boutique medicine, often costly and unaffordable to those in need. Yet daily medical providers are eliminating ketamine as a choice in the treatment of chronic conditions. The pilot study demonstrated the who, and where. The who, was adults with a chronic condition. The pilot study demonstrated the majority of those who could use ketamine are not receiving it due to cost. According to the 500-participant study, ketamine is safe and effective for at-home use thus demonstrating the where (at home with no supervision).

Conditions

Chronic Condition, Chronic Pain, Chronic Disease, Major Depressive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorders

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Multiple site studies with the recruitment of other sub-investigators and sites. It's sobering to consider how chronic illness makes us more vulnerable to suicidal thoughts and behavior. However, the existence of multiple risk factors also means that there are numerous ways to intervene. Addressing and improving even one risk area will reverberate and improve other areas and the quality of life. RIVER Foundation is completing a 500-participant pilot study researching the safety of oral and nasal ketamine at home with no therapy. The pilot study examined three psychological scales: P.H.Q. 9, G.A.D. 7, and PCL5 scores. The interim report will be available in Nov 2023 with a final report in June 2024. The lack of knowledge for the average medical practitioner makes ketamine a boutique medicine, often costly and unaffordable to those in need. Yet daily medical providers are eliminating ketamine as a choice in the treatment of chronic conditions. The pilot study demonstrated the who, and where. The who, was adults with a chronic condition. The pilot study demonstrated the majority of those who could use ketamine are not receiving it due to cost. According to the 500-participant study, ketamine is safe and effective for at-home use thus demonstrating the where (at home with no supervision).

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RIVER At Home Ketamine Protocols

Condition
Chronic Condition
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Bigfork

RIVER Foundation, Bigfork, Montana, United States, 59911

Helena

RIVER Telehealth, Helena, Montana, United States, 59601

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study

    18 Years to

    Sexes Eligible for Study

    ALL

    Accepts Healthy Volunteers

    No

    Collaborators and Investigators

    RIVER Foundation,

    Dharma Rose, D.O. M.S., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, RIVER Foundation

    Frank Yurseak, Ph.D., STUDY_CHAIR, RIVER Foundation

    Jeffery Newton, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, RIVER Foundation

    Alejandro Fernandez, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, RIVER Foundation

    James Taggart, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, RIVER Foundation

    Ed Lesofski, MS, STUDY_DIRECTOR, RIVER Foundation

    Study Record Dates

    2029-04-01