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An Exploratory Study on the Short-Term Antidepressant Efficacy of Esketamine in Elderly Patients with Pre-Existing Depression Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty

An Exploratory Study on the Short-Term Antidepressant Efficacy of Esketamine in Elderly Patients with Pre-Existing Depression Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600118814
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-02-11
Start date
2026-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Depressive state

Interventions

Control group:Pump injection of sodium chloride injection

Sponsors

Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age >= 65 years, regardless of gender; 2.ASA physical status classification 17 points; primary school education: >20 points; middle school or above education: >24 points); 5.Preoperative assessment with the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) indicating comorbid depressive state (MADRS > 6 points; PHQ-9 > 4 points); 6.Have agreed to participate in the study and signed the informed consent form;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Have severe visual, auditory, and linguistic impairments; 2.Refuse to use the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump; 3.Have comorbid contraindications to neuraxial anesthesia; 4.Have a recent history of gastrointestinal diseases and use of antibiotics or probiotics; 5.Have comorbid contraindications to esketamine use: intracranial aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, intracerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction within 3 months, glaucoma, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, and schizophrenia or other severe mental illnesses;

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Efficacy rate of antidepressant effect of esketamine;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse Reactions of Esketamine in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-General Anesthesia Surgery;The efficacy of esketamine in improving postoperative depression in elderly patients with preoperative depression undergoing knee arthroplasty;Correlation between the Antidepressant Mechanism of Esketamine and Gut Microbiota as well as Inflammatory Response;Safety of Esketamine in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-General Anesthesia Surgery;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactTianlong Wang

Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University

w_tl5595@hotmail.com+86 10 83199333

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026