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
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