Clinical Trial: Intramuscular Ketamine for Suicidal Patients in the Evanston Hospital Emergency Department for Suicidal Distress

U.S., Sept. 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07810023) titled 'Intramuscular Ketamine for Suicidal Patients in the Evanston Hospital Emergency Department for Suicidal Distress' on Aug. 11.

Brief Summary: This pilot study aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of administering intramuscular ketamine for the acute reduction of suicidal distress during psychiatric boarding at the Evanston Hospital ED. This study also aims to identify and describe the broader patient population who present to the Evanston Hospital ED in suicidal distress. This study includes several cohorts. A small (n=8) dosing cohort will receive an IM injection of ketamine. Additionally, an ED staff cohort and a res...