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This is a monocentric, observational clinical trial investigating the effect of Esketamine on brain network activity and a belief updating task in people with depression. We investigate the immediate and the long-term effect (approx. 8 weeks) of Esketamine on EEG signals, pupillometry and belief updating and the relation of those effects on depressive symptomatology.
The FDA approved the S-enantiomer of Ketamine in a nasal spray formulation (Esketamine, Spravato) in 2019 for treatment resistant depression in conjunction with an oral antidepressant. Albeit showing impressive short term clinical effects, the neurophysiological mechanism leading to clinical improvements are not understood. The investigators aim to add missing knowledge about the network dynamics of Esketamine in depression. Besides changes of neural signatures, Esketamine might impact cognitive processes like belief updating.
Previous studies have shown that people update their expectations of future life events after receiving novel information. The Belief Updating Task (BUT) measures this belief update in reaction to new information. Healthy individuals have been shown to update their beliefs "optimistically", making larger changes in their expectations in response to good news. Individuals with depression lack this optimistic belief update bias. Therefore, the investigators also aim to examine if Esketamine treatment reinstates the optimistic bias, how those changes are mediated by neurophysiological changes during the task and if a change in belief updated is related to a change of depressive symptoms.
The first session takes place at the start of the Esketamine treatment period, whereas the second experimental session is conducted closer to the end of the treatment period. In both experimental sessions, EEG/pupillometry and cognitive measurements are taken before and after Esketamine administration. Analyses will assess pre/post Esketamine effects within a session and between two sessions.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Treatment Resistant Depression + Esketamine Treatment | This is a group of individuals with treatment resistant depression receiving Esketamine treatment as prescribed by their physician during outpatient appointments over several weeks at the Interventional Psychiatry outpatient clinic at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). After signing the informed consent, electroencephalogram (EEG) will be recorded before and after Esketamine administration by the attending physician. The participant will perform a cognitive task before and after the Esketamine administration as well as complete self-scored questionnaire regarding depressive symptoms, treatment expectation and Esketamine side-effects. Clinical information like the duration of episode, medication or clinician-rated depression scores will be retrieved from the charting system. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Esketamine nasal spray | Drug | This is an observational study. The Esketamine nasal spray is administered by the attending physician during a regular treatment appointment at the Interventional Psychiatry Clinic. Esketamine dosages may range between 28-84mg. The study does not interfere with the individual treatment plan in any way. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Belief Updating in Session 1 | Participants rate the likelihood of a negative life event happening to them (E1) and their confidence in the estimate (C1). They are given a base rate (BR), described as the average lifetime probability of that event happening to someone with the same demographics. Participants will then again rate how likely the event could happen to them personally (E2). Outcome variables: update = |E2 - E1| and estimation error (ER) = |E1 - BR| News: "good news" (BR< E1) or "bad news" (BR>E1) trials. Within session relationships between update, C1, ER and covariates will be investigated using linear mixed models (LMMs) using an iterative model comparison process. The basic model will include fixed effect of News and a random intercept for individuals (id or ID). Potential covariates likely include ER, C1, the Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R), Ketamine Side Effect Tool (KSET), and scores of depression severity. | 10 minutes before Esketamine application compared to 2 hours after Esketamine application |
| Change in Belief Updating in Session 2 | Participants rate the likelihood of a negative life event happening to them (E1) and their confidence in the estimate (C1). They are given a base rate (BR), described as the average lifetime probability of that event happening to someone with the same demographics. Participants will then again rate how likely the event could happen to them personally (E2). Outcome variables: update = |E2 - E1| and estimation error (ER) = |E1 - BR| News: "good news" (BR< E1) or "bad news" (BR>E1) trials. Within session relationships between update, C1, ER and covariates will be investigated using linear mixed models (LMMs) using an iterative model comparison process. The basic model will include fixed effect of News and a random intercept for ID (individuals). Potential covariates likely include ER, C1, the Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R), Ketamine Side Effect Tool (KSET), and scores of depression severity. | 10 minutes before Esketamine application compared to 2 hours after Esketamine application |
| Change in Confidence in Beliefs Questionnaire in Session 1 |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Task EEG - Event Related Potential (ERP) in Session 1 |
| 30 minutes before Esketamine application and 100 minutes after Esketamine application |
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The goal is to recruit individuals with an MDD diagnosis who are receiving Esketamine treatment.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Flavio Frohlich, PhD | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Carolina Center for Neurostimulation | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 27516 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003865 | Depressive Disorder, Major |
| ID | Term |
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| D003866 | Depressive Disorder |
| D019964 | Mood Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| C000629870 | Esketamine |
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| 30 minutes before Esketamine application compared to 2 hours after Esketamine application |
| Change in Confidence in Beliefs Questionnaire in Session 2 |
| 30 minutes before Esketamine application compared to 2 hours after Esketamine application |
| Change of Ketamine Side Effect Tool (KSET) in Session 1 |
| 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 50, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change of Ketamine Side Effect Tool (KSET) in Session 2 |
| 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 50, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change in Mood Likert Scale in Session 1 |
| 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change in Mood Likert Scale in Session 2 |
| 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change in Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, short version (Q-LES-Q-SF) |
| Session 1 and session 2 |
| Change in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) |
| Session 1 and session 2 |
| Change in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) |
| Session 1 and session 2 |
| Change of Resting State EEG - Power in Session 1 |
| 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change of Resting State EEG - Power in Session 2 |
| 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change of Resting State EEG - Connectivity in Session 1 | - Changes in functional connectivity in canonical frequency band within an experimental session pre/post Esketamine application | 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change of Resting State EEG - Connectivity in Session 2 | - Changes in functional connectivity in canonical frequency band within an experimental session pre/post Esketamine application | 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change of Resting State EEG - Source in Session 1 | - Changes in spatial distribution and source of electric activity in canonical frequency band within an experimental session pre/post Esketamine application | 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change of Resting State EEG - Source in Session 2 | - Changes in spatial distribution and source of electric activity in canonical frequency band within an experimental session pre/post Esketamine application | 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change of Resting State EEG - Aperiodic Signal in Session 1 | - Changes in slope and offset of the aperiodic EEG signal within an experimental session pre/post Esketamine application | 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change of Resting State EEG - Aperiodic Signal in Session 2 | - Changes in slope and offset of the aperiodic EEG signal within an experimental session pre/post Esketamine application | 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change of Resting State EEG - Entropy in Session 1 | - Changes of entropy measured in Lempel-Ziv Complexity and mutual information within an experimental session pre/post Esketamine application | 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and 130 minutes in after Esketamine application |
| Change of Resting State EEG - Entropy in Session 2 | - Changes of entropy measured in Lempel-Ziv Complexity and mutual information within an experimental session pre/post Esketamine application | 5 minutes before Esketamine application, and 15, 35, 50, 75, 95, and 130 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change in Task EEG - Event Related Potential (ERP) in Session 2 |
| 30 minutes before Esketamine application and 100 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change in Task EEG - Time Frequency Analysis in Session 1 |
| 30 minutes before Esketamine application and 100 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change in Task EEG - Time Frequency Analysis in Session 2 |
| 30 minutes before Esketamine application and 100 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change in Pupillometry in Session 1 |
| 30 minutes before Esketamine application and 100 minutes after Esketamine application |
| Change in Pupillometry in Session 2 |
| 30 minutes before Esketamine application and 100 minutes after Esketamine application |