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The Pharmacokinetics of Ketamine in the Breast Milk of Lactating Women

The Pharmacokinetics of Ketamine in the Breast Milk of Lactating Women: Quantification of Ketamine and Metabolites

Status
Completed
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04285684
Acronym
KRF-LAC
Enrollment
4
Registered
2020-02-26
Start date
2019-12-20
Completion date
2021-01-05
Last updated
2021-12-13

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

Conditions

Ketamine, Lactation

Keywords

ketamine, lactation, postpartum depression, breastfeeding, infant exposure

Brief summary

Quantification of Ketamine in Breast Milk at 3 hour Intervals up to 30 hours-- obtained from lactating women who receive 2 different Intramuscular injections of ketamine on two separate days at least 5 days apart.

Detailed description

Quantification of Ketamine in Breast Milk at 3 hour Intervals up to 30 hours-- obtained from lactating women who receive 2 different Intramuscular injections of ketamine on two separate days at least 5 days apart: 0.5mg/kg and 1.0mg kg. Women are required to have been breast feeding for at least 3 months and be healthy and on no medications. Support is provided for the entire time at the site and for any at home pumping. During the period of ketamine's influence, subjects are reclining and with 2 Investigators. The initial subject's data will determine the length of time for pumping--most likely 12 hours as ketamine and the active principle metabolite have half-lives of less than 3 hours. Determination of concentration of ketamine in breast milk is being done at the UCSF Clinical lab with quantification of metabolites that are inactive as well. This research is of benefit by providing lactating women information on potential exposure of infants/children to ketamine. It will serve as a guide as KRF conducts research on postpartum depression and for women at large using ketamine for psychiatric indications.

Interventions

DRUGketamine in lactation

2 dose IM by weight and assessing concentrations of ketamine in expressed milk at intervals

Sponsors

The Ketamine Research Foundation
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

4 subjects receiving 0.5mg/kg and 1.0mg/kg of ketamine at least 5 days apart with collection of breast milk by pumping at 3 hour intervals

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
21 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

• Age 21-45 * Postpartum with established lactation for a minimum of 3 months. * Ability to pump breast milk and to provide a reservoir for infant feeding prior to the study; or acceptance of bottle feeding by the infant. * In good health-normal BP/P; afebrile-temp ascertained; review of systems by MD; absence of diagnosed illnesses. * Not pregnant--Pregnancy tested for before each administration by urine assay.

Exclusion criteria

• Hypertension with a BP greater than 145/90 * Subjects must be off all psychiatric medications specifically; medications and supplements, or evaluated by the PI for non-interference * No alcohol or other substances such as marijuana for 72 hours or more. * Weight \<50kg or \> 90kg. * Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Ketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Ketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Norketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Norketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Dehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Dehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Hydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Hydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Ketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine24 and 30 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Norketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine24 and 30 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Dehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine24 and 30 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng
Hydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine24 and 30 hour collectionsQuantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Ketamine During Lactation
Participants received 2 ketamine administrations, 0.5mg/kg and 1.0mg/kg IM, at least 5 days apart.
4
Total4

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicKetamine During Lactation
Age, Customized
Between 21 and 45 years
4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Postpartum with Established Lactation for a Minimum of 3 Months4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
4 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 4
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 4
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 4

Outcome results

Primary

Dehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 24 and 30 hour collections

Population: Based on the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine administration in the first participant tested, breast milk was not collected for subsequent participants at these time frames.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)
Ketamine During LactationDehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine30 Hours.3 ng/mL
Ketamine During LactationDehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine24 Hours.3 ng/mL
Primary

Dehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collections

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ketamine During LactationDehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine3 Hours2.0 ng/mLStandard Deviation 1.1
Ketamine During LactationDehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine6 Hours1.9 ng/mLStandard Deviation 1.1
Ketamine During LactationDehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine9 Hours1.4 ng/mLStandard Deviation 0.7
Ketamine During LactationDehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine12 Hours1.1 ng/mLStandard Deviation 0.7
Primary

Dehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collections

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ketamine During LactationDehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine6 Hours.55 ng/mLStandard Deviation 0.2
Ketamine During LactationDehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine3 Hours.56 ng/mLStandard Deviation 0.3
Ketamine During LactationDehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine9 Hours.45 ng/mLStandard Deviation 0.3
Ketamine During LactationDehydronorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine12 Hours.21 ng/mLStandard Deviation 0.1
Primary

Hydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 24 and 30 hour collections

Population: Based on the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine administration in the first participant tested, breast milk was not collected for subsequent participants at these time frames.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)
Ketamine During LactationHydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine24 Hours30.5 ng/mL
Ketamine During LactationHydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine30 Hours13.9 ng/mL
Primary

Hydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collections

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ketamine During LactationHydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine3 Hours64.1 ng/mLStandard Deviation 21.1
Ketamine During LactationHydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine6 Hours66.9 ng/mLStandard Deviation 13.1
Ketamine During LactationHydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine9 Hours54.6 ng/mLStandard Deviation 11.2
Ketamine During LactationHydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine12 Hours41.6 ng/mLStandard Deviation 9.8
Primary

Hydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collections

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ketamine During LactationHydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine3 Hours29.9 ng/mLStandard Deviation 9
Ketamine During LactationHydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine6 Hours28.3 ng/mLStandard Deviation 10.2
Ketamine During LactationHydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine9 Hours25.6 ng/mLStandard Deviation 8
Ketamine During LactationHydroxynorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine12 Hours17.5 ng/mLStandard Deviation 9.9
Primary

Ketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 24 and 30 hour collections

Population: Based on the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine administration in the first participant tested, breast milk was not collected for subsequent participants at these time frames.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)
Ketamine During LactationKetamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine24 Hours4.9 ng/mL
Ketamine During LactationKetamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine30 Hours6.4 ng/mL
Primary

Ketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collections

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ketamine During LactationKetamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine9 Hours21.6 ng/mLStandard Deviation 13.9
Ketamine During LactationKetamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine12 Hours18.5 ng/mLStandard Deviation 6.7
Ketamine During LactationKetamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine3 Hours125.0 ng/mLStandard Deviation 44.1
Ketamine During LactationKetamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine6 Hours48.2 ng/mLStandard Deviation 17.3
Primary

Ketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collections

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ketamine During LactationKetamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine3 Hours51.2 ng/mLStandard Deviation 18.8
Ketamine During LactationKetamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine6 Hours22.6 ng/mLStandard Deviation 8.4
Ketamine During LactationKetamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine9 Hours10.6 ng/mLStandard Deviation 5.4
Ketamine During LactationKetamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine12 Hours4.5 ng/mLStandard Deviation 4.4
Primary

Norketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 24 and 30 hour collections

Population: Based on the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites at 24 and 30 hours post ketamine administration in the first participant tested, breast milk was not collected for subsequent participants at these time frames.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)
Ketamine During LactationNorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine24 Hours10.3 ng/mL
Ketamine During LactationNorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk at 24 and 30 Hours After an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine30 Hours9.9 ng/mL
Primary

Norketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collections

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ketamine During LactationNorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine6 Hours62.4 ng/mLStandard Deviation 12.9
Ketamine During LactationNorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine9 Hours37.3 ng/mLStandard Deviation 10.5
Ketamine During LactationNorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine3 Hours92.7 ng/mLStandard Deviation 14.8
Ketamine During LactationNorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of 1mg/kg Ketamine12 Hours32.3 ng/mLStandard Deviation 10.3
Primary

Norketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine

Quantitative analysis of the concentration of ketamine and its metabolites in breast milk (collected by pumping breast milk into containers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours post ketamine IM administration) was performed at the Clinical Medicine and Toxicology Laboratory at UCSF School of Medicine. Sample aliquots were frozen in our conventional freezer at the clinic where the sessions took place, labelled with a HIPAA compliant code which blinded the lab to all patient data. The limits of sensitivity for the quantification of each substance were: Ketamine: 0.25 ng Norketamine: 0.25 ng Dehydronorketamine: 0.1 ng Hydroxynorketamine: 0.25 ng

Time frame: 3, 6, 9, and 12 hour collections

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ketamine During LactationNorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine3 Hours42.6 ng/mLStandard Deviation 10.5
Ketamine During LactationNorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine6 Hours28.6 ng/mLStandard Deviation 5.2
Ketamine During LactationNorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine9 Hours18.8 ng/mLStandard Deviation 5.1
Ketamine During LactationNorketamine Concentration in Breast Milk, up to 12 Hours at 3 Hour Intervals, Following an IM Administration of .5mg/kg Ketamine12 Hours8.7 ng/mLStandard Deviation 6.4

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026