CompletedPhase 2MDMA
Study of Safety and Effects of MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment of PTSD (Canada)
Sponsored by Lykos Therapeutics
NCT ID
NCT03485287
Target Enrollment
4 participants
Start Date
2018-03-13
Est. Completion
2019-06-04
About This Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if MDMA-assisted therapy is safe and effective at reducing PTSD symptoms in people with at least severe PTSD. The main question it aims to answer is: Do three open-label sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy reduce PTSD symptoms? Participants will receive three non-drug preparatory sessions followed by three sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy. Each MDMA-assisted therapy session is followed by three non-drug integrative therapy sessions.
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- •Midomafetamine HCl
- •Manualized therapy
Eligibility
Age:18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers:No
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Inclusion Criteria: * Are at least 18 years old * Are fluent in speaking and reading the predominantly used or recognized language of the study site * Agree to have study visits recorded, including Experimental Sessions, Independent Rater assessments, and non-drug psychotherapy sessions * Must provide a contact (relative, spouse, close friend or other caregiver) who is willing and able to be reached by the investigators in the event of a participant becoming suicidal or unreachable. * Must agree to inform the investigators within 48 hours of any medical conditions and procedures. * If of childbearing potential, must have a negative pregnancy test at study entry and prior to each Experimental Session, and must agree to use adequate birth control through 10 days after the last Experimental Session. * Must not participate in any other interventional clinical trials during the duration of the study, * Must be willing to remain overnight at the study site after each Experimental Session and be driven home after, and commit to medication dosing, therapy, and study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Are not able to give adequate informed consent * Have uncontrolled hypertension * Have a marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (e.g., repeated demonstration of a QTc interval \>450 milliseconds \[ms\] corrected by Bazett's formula) * Have a history of additional risk factors for Torsade de pointes (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of Long QT Syndrome) * Have evidence or history of significant medical disorders * Have symptomatic liver disease * Have history of hyponatremia or hyperthermia * Weigh less than 48 kilograms (kg) * Are pregnant or nursing, or are of childbearing potential and are not practicing an effective means of birth control. * Meet DSM-5 criteria for active substance use disorder for any substance other than caffeine or nicotine * Have used Ecstasy (material represented as containing MDMA) more than 10 times within the last 10 years or at least once within 6 months of the first Experimental Session; or have previously participated in a MAPS or Lykos-sponsored MDMA clinical trial.
Study Locations (2)
British Columbia Centre on Substance Abuse
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Simon Amar, LLC
Montreal, Quebec, Canada