CompletedPhase 3MDMA
A Multi-Site Phase 3 Study of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD (MAPP2)
Sponsored by Lykos Therapeutics
NCT ID
NCT04077437
Target Enrollment
121 participants
Start Date
2020-09-02
Est. Completion
2022-11-02
About This Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if MDMA-assisted therapy is safe and effective in people with at least moderate PTSD. The main question it aims to answer is: Do three sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy reduce PTSD symptoms? Researchers will compare three sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy with an initial dose of 80 to 120 mg to three sessions of placebo with therapy. Participants will undergo three preparatory sessions without any study drug, followed by three MDMA-assisted therapy or placebo with therapy sessions. Each medication session will be followed by three integrative therapy sessions without study drug.
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- •Therapy
- •Midomafetamine
- •Placebo
Eligibility
Age:18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers:No
View full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Are at least 18 years old * Are fluent in speaking and reading the predominantly used or recognized language of the study site * Are able to swallow pills * 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 * At baseline, have moderate PTSD diagnosis 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 \[ms\] in males and \>460 ms in females 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, such as myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, or aneurysm * 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 * Have an active illicit or prescription drug use disorder * 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-sponsored MDMA clinical trial
Study Locations (14)
New School Research
Los Angeles, California, United States
San Francisco Insight and Integration Center
San Francisco, California, United States
UCSF
San Francisco, California, United States
Aguazul Bluewater, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Wholeness Center
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
University of Connecticut
Farmington, Connecticut, United States
Ray Worthy Psychiatry LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Trauma Research Foundation
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
New York University
New York, New York, United States
Nautilus Psychiatric Services
New York, New York, United States
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