CompletedEarly Phase 1DMT

Neurodynamics of Prosocial Emotional Processing Following Serotonergic Stimulation With N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and Harmine in Healthy Subjects

Sponsored by Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich

NCT ID
NCT04716335
Target Enrollment
34 participants
Start Date
2020-12-01
Est. Completion
2022-01-10

About This Study

The aim of the project is to assess brain network dynamics, self-referential information processing and prosociality and learning following the modulation of the serotonin-system by serotonergic-psychoactive compounds.

Conditions Studied

EmotionsMoodCognitive Function 1, SocialEmpathy

Interventions

  • DMT
  • Harmine
  • Placebo (Harmine)
  • Placebo (DMT)

Eligibility

Sex:MALE
Age:20 Years - 40 Years
Healthy Volunteers:Yes
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Inclusion Criteria:

* Willing and capable to give informed consent for the participation in the study after it has been thoroughly explained
* Little or no previous experiences with psychedelic substances
* Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 25
* Willing to refrain from drinking caffeine 3 days and alcohol the day before testing session, from drinking alcohol and caffeinated drinks at the testing days and from consuming psychoactive substances or other medications for 2 weeks before testing days and for the duration of the study
* Able and willing to comply with all study requirements
* Informed consent form was signed
* Good knowledge of the German language

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous significant adverse response to a hallucinogenic drug
* Participation in another study where pharmaceutical compounds will be given
* Self or first-degree relatives with present or antecedent psychiatric disorders
* History of head trauma or fainting
* Recent cardiac or brain surgery
* Current use of medication or psychotropic substances (including nicotine addiction)
* Presence of major internal or neurological disorders (including sepsis, pheochromocytoma, thyrotoxicosis, drug-induced fibrosis, familiar or basilar artery migraine)
* Cardiovascular disease (hypertonia, coronary artery disease, heart insufficiency, myocardial infarction, coronary spastic angina)
* Peripheral vascular disease (thromboangiitis obliterans, luetic arteritis, severe arteriosclerosis, thrombophlebitis, Raynaud's disease)
* Liver or renal disease

Study Locations (1)

Psychiatric University Hospital
Zurich, Switzerland

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Data Source
ClinicalTrials.gov

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