Vetted study · Verified Jul 5, 2026

Ketamine in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

● Recruiting nowKetamineTBI

Early-phase trial of ketamine in patients hospitalized with severe traumatic brain injury.

This is an interventional study — the research team administers the treatment under a controlled, IRB-approved protocol. Participation never happens outside that protocol.

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Substance: Ketamine
Status: Recruiting now
Conditions: TBI
Who can join: Adults 18+ with severe TBI
Where: Dallas, TX
Run by: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Registry ID: NCT06062628 ↗

How to join this study

Call or email the study team directly. You do not go through Psychedelic Vets — we just make the door easier to find.

Anna Bashmakov, D.O.

Parkland Memorial Hospital — Dallas, Texas

☎214/648-4827 ✉Anna.Bashmakov@UTSouthwestern.edu

Anna Bashmakov, D.O.

Parkland Memorial Hospital — Dallas, Texas

☎214-648-4827 ✉Anna.Bashmakov@UTSouthwestern.edu

Contact details as published by the sponsor, last verified 2026-01. People move on — if this doesn't reach anyone, check ClinicalTrials.gov.

What taking part involves

Everyone receives the treatment.Single group, no placebo arm — there is no chance of being assigned to a dummy.

10 spotsEstimated enrollment for the whole study, across every site.

Ages 18–

A single dose of 0.5 mg/kg (actual body weight) of ketamine will be administered intravenously. Ketamine will be administered in addition to the patient's existing analgesia, sedation and other medicines as a part of their routine treatment.

Who can join

Listed as the research team wrote them. This is not a decision about you — only the study team can say whether you are eligible, and the only way to find out is to ask them.

What the study is looking for

Severe traumatic brain injury
Placement of intracranial monitor for measurement of intracranial pressure and brain tissue oxygenation
Age greater than or equal to 18 years

What would rule you out

Documented allergy to ketamine
Sinus tachycardia with sustained heart rate \>120
Any episode of non-sinus tachycardia
Documented history of schizophrenia
Systolic blood pressure \> 180, diastolic blood pressure \> 120
Documented episode(s) of ICP elevations \>25 mm Hg sustained greater than 5 minutes within 24 hours
Similar episodes as above of PbtO2 \<15 mmHg
Positive pregnancy test and/or is currently breast-feeding

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