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Active trials and peer-reviewed studies, pulled straight from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed E-utilities. Updated daily. We summarize, we do not editorialize.

Active trials

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Recent publications

30 listed
  1. PubMedPMID 41919730· today

    Trauma re-experiencing episodes during esketamine treatment in patients with treatment-resistant depression and comorbid PTSD: a retrospective case series.

    Published 2026 Dec in Eur J Psychotraumatol. Authors: Rothärmel M, Mekaoui L, Kazour F et al.

  2. PubMedPMID 41814842· today

    Perioperative Ketamine and Esketamine for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): A Systematic Review.

    Published 2026 Dec in J Invest Surg. Authors: Xu M, Zhu R, She YJ et al.

  3. PubMedPMID 41810848· today

    High-flow versus standard nasal cannula oxygenation for post-procedural quality of recovery in older adults undergoing sedated ERCP: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

    Published 2026 Dec in Ann Med. Authors: Huang L, Gui WH, Zhu Y et al.

  4. PubMedPMID 41663054· today

    Letter regarding "efficacy of esketamine in reducing nausea and vomiting after anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials".

    Published 2026 Dec in Ann Med. Authors: Mao M, Chen J

  5. PubMedPMID 41630466· today

    Letter to the editor regarding: Efficacy of esketamine in reducing nausea and vomiting after anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Published 2026 Dec in Ann Med. Authors: Xia JY, Shen QH

  6. PubMedPMID 41607108· today

    Effects of nine sedative-analgesic combinations on fatigue after gastrointestinal endoscopy: a randomized controlled 3 × 3 factorial trial protocol.

    Published 2026 Dec in Ann Med. Authors: Huang L, Xu LN, Kuai LY et al.

  7. PubMedPMID 41454547· today

    Efficacy of esketamine in reducing nausea and vomiting after anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Published 2026 Dec in Ann Med. Authors: Tang L, Qu S, Du Z et al.

  8. PubMedPMID 41881122· today

    The role of therapeutic alliance in psilocybin treatment for treatment-resistant depression: A post hoc path analysis.

    Published 2026 Aug 1 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Goodwin GM, Aaronson ST, Alvarez O et al.

  9. PubMedPMID 41876058· today

    Psilocybin-assisted therapy for major depressive disorder: Perspective from meta-analysis.

    Published 2026 Aug 1 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Kishi T, Sakuma K, Hatano M et al.

  10. PubMedPMID 41933621· today

    Role of concomitant benzodiazepines, lithium, and lamotrigine in modulating the antidepressant effects of subcutaneous esketamine in patients with treatment-resistant depressive episodes: A retrospective naturalistic study.

    Published 2026 Aug 1 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Atidio JP, Delfino RS, Garios IS et al.

  11. PubMedPMID 41740756· today

    Comparative effectiveness and safety of esketamine versus injectable racemic ketamine and oral antidepressants for major depressive disorder: A population-based target trial emulation.

    Published 2026 Aug 1 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Lee CJ, Qian Y, Yu W et al.

  12. PubMedPMID 41796776· today

    Assessing the presence of biasing and non-biasing unblinding in a randomized controlled trial of a home-use tDCS device: An exploratory analysis.

    Published 2026 Jul 15 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Hieronymus F, Huneke NTM, Månsson D et al.

  13. PubMedPMID 41765237· today

    Predictors of responsiveness to ketamine: An updated systematic review of neuroimaging findings.

    Published 2026 Jul 15 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Kiani I, Cattarinussi G, Sambataro F et al.

  14. PubMedPMID 41934744· today

    Attentional bias to death-related stimuli: Modeling cortical dynamics underlying suicide risk.

    Published 2026 Jul in Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. Authors: Lee Y, Gilbert JR, Lamontagne SJ et al.

  15. PubMedPMID 41881297· today

    N,N-dimethyltryptamine elicits antidepressant and anxiolytic effects in helpless mice: a comparative study with S-ketamine.

    Published 2026 Jul 1 in Neuropharmacology. Authors: de Sousa-Silva AN, Moura CA, de Oliveira Torres CI et al.

  16. PubMedPMID 41690631· today

    Examining the effects of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy on anhedonia in treatment-resistant depression.

    Published 2026 Jun 15 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Kaczmarek ES, Rodrigues NB, Chisamore N et al.

  17. PubMedPMID 41707717· today

    Psilocybin-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy for major depressive disorder: A pilot trial.

    Published 2026 Jun 15 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Weintraub MJ, Jeffrey JK, Ichinose MC et al.

  18. PubMedPMID 41740751· today

    Multiple peripheral inflammatory markers in adolescents with major depressive disorder treated with repeated esketamine infusions: results from a randomized controlled trial.

    Published 2026 Jun 15 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Lan X, Wu Z, Wang C et al.

  19. PubMedPMID 41698615· today

    Ketamine ameliorates postpartum depression-like behaviors in rats exposed to sevoflurane during pregnancy through the AMPK/SIRT1/NLRP3 pathway.

    Published 2026 Jun 15 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Xue H, Yang X, Kuai S et al.

  20. PubMedPMID 41830808· today

    Psychedelics for treatment of negative symptoms and depressive symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorder: A narrative review.

    Published 2026 Jun in Schizophr Res. Authors: Sabé M, Grof P, Sackett NB et al.

  21. PubMedPMID 41723946· today

    Lifetime psychedelic use and opioid use disorder severity in a National Survey: the roles of psychedelic type and mental health.

    Published 2026 Jun in Addict Behav. Authors: Ehmann S, Hager NM, Regier PS et al.

  22. PubMedPMID 41916215· today

    Letter to editor regarding "Efficacy of esketamine after cesarean section for women with symptoms of prenatal depression: A randomized controlled trial".

    Published 2026 Jun in Psychiatry Res. Authors: Li Y, Ding X

  23. PubMedPMID 41831252· today

    Effectiveness and factors associated with esketamine response during the 4-week induction period for treatment-resistant depression: post-hoc analysis of the real-world ESKALE study.

    Published 2026 Jun in J Psychiatr Res. Authors: Samalin L, Rothärmel M, Mekaoui L et al.

  24. PubMedPMID 41763189· today

    The effect of glutamatergic modulators on sleep behavior and architecture in depressive disorders: A systematic review.

    Published 2026 Jun in J Psychiatr Res. Authors: Valentino K, Ballum H, Cheung W et al.

  25. PubMedPMID 41762896· today

    Long-term treatment with esketamine nasal spray in patients with treatment resistant depression: Results from the ESCAPE-LTE study.

    Published 2026 Jun in Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. Authors: Reif A, Anıl YA, Bitter I et al.

  26. PubMedPMID 41651241· today

    Age-related moderation of adjunctive psychotherapy and early life stress effects on depression symptom reductions following ketamine treatment: Initial insights from a large, naturalistic sample.

    Published 2026 Jun 1 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Kosted R, Waddell A, Adolph K et al.

  27. PubMedPMID 41651238· today

    Recommendations for repeated dosings of ketamine/esketamine rest on an uncertain evidence base. Response to.

    Published 2026 Jun 1 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Plöderl M, Naudet F

  28. PubMedPMID 41621446· today

    Multimodal rapid anti-depression: Esketamine combined with dexmedetomidine patient-controlled sleep for treatment-resistant depression - A retrospective study.

    Published 2026 May 15 in J Affect Disord. Authors: Li YZ, Zhao CQ, Zuo MY et al.

  29. PubMedPMID 41616859· today

    Systematic review and meta-analysis of intranasal esketamine for treatment-resistant depression: Evidence from real-world studies.

    Published 2026 May 15 in J Affect Disord. Authors: de Oliveira Lapa C, Viola T, Delfino R et al.

  30. PubMedPMID 41651039· today

    Rapid antidepressant effects of Aurantii Fructus are mediated by hypoxanthine-caspase-4 axis in CUMS mice.

    Published 2026 May 10 in J Ethnopharmacol. Authors: Lu C, Tian L, Wei Z et al.

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