CompletedPhase 1psilocybin

Psilocybin-assisted Group Therapy for Demoralization in Long-term AIDS Survivors

NCT ID

NCT02950467

Target Enrollment

30 participants

Start Date

2018-01-05

Est. Completion

2019-12-31

About This Study

The purpose of this study is to determine whether psilocybin-assisted group psychotherapy is a safe and feasible treatment for demoralization in long-term AIDS survivors (LTAS).

Conditions Studied

DistressDepressionGrief

Interventions

•Psilocybin
•Modified brief Supportive Expressive Group Therapy

Eligibility

Age:50 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers:No

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Inclusion Criterion:

* Older individuals who are long-term AIDS survivors and suffer from moderate-to-severe demoralization.

Exclusion Criteria:

* A physical, neurological or cognitive condition that makes participating in the study unsafe or unfeasible.
* Regular psychotropic medication use.
* Personal or family history of serious mental illness.
* Severe depression requiring immediate standard-of-care treatment.
* Exclusion by the clinical judgment of the study investigators.

Study Locations (1)

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States