Psilocybin Whole Mushroom for the Treatment of Obsessive-compulsive Disorder. (NCT07347405)
๐ฉบ Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The study tries to improve our treatments for people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by testing psilocybin, a mind altering drug that changes activity in brain areas involved in OCD. 30 patients with moderate or more severe OCD who are not taking mind altering medications or street drugs will participate in a 12 week study. Participants will be assigned (by luck of the draw) to take a low, medium, or high dose whole psilocybin mushroom contained in three chocolate pieces, prepared for this study by the Scottsdale Research Institute.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (10 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (21 items).
Location: The Clinical and Translational Sciences Research Center โ Tucson, Arizona
๐ "Do I Qualify?" โ 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Concurrent active substance use disorder, or a personal history of psychosis.
- History of psychosis among first degree relatives as determined by the Family Interview for Genetic Studies (FIGS)32
- Medical illness based on physical examination and routine blood testing that may complicate cardiovascular safety or drug metabolism or excretion. Examples include: 1) Cardiovascular conditions: lifetime history of stroke, lifetime myocardial infarction, uncontrolled hypertension (resting blood pressure \>140/90 mmHg), tachycardia (resting heart rate \>100 beats per minute), elongated QT interval corrected by Fridericia's formula (QTcF; interval \>450 msec), participants with existing valvular heart disease, or clinically significant arrhythmia (\<1 year prior to signing the ICF); 2) Metabolic conditions: subjects with diabetes should have a stable diabetes treatment regimen and no history of diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic coma, or no hypoglycemic episodes with glucose below 54 mg/dL in the 3 months prior to baseline, and fasting glucose \>70 mg/dL at baseline; 3) Severe renal impairment: eGFR \<45 mL/min/1.73 mยฒ); and Liver failure: Child-Pugh Classes B and C.
- Unstable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or severe sleep apnea
- Clinically significant renal or hepatic impairment, per clinical judgment of a study physician
- EKG QTc โฅ 450 msec
- Psychiatric comorbidity that may represent an acute risk to their own or other's safety, including history of bipolar disorder (I or II) in the participant or first degree relative, as well as any family history of psychosis.
- Subjects cannot require any sedative, narcotic, or neuroleptic medications on a regular basis. Any of these medications they have taken should have been stopped long enough in the past to allow for their elimination and safe withdrawal prior to starting administration of the study drug. The specific time required will be dependent on the medication the patient was previously receiving.
- Participants who are pregnant, breastfeeding, planning a pregnancy, or planning to donate sperm within three months post-last study drug administration.
- Participants of childbearing potential or participants with partners of childbearing potential who engage in intercourse which could result in pregnancy are unwilling/unable to practice medically acceptable highly effective birth control (double barrier, oral and injectable pharmacological contraceptives, or surgical such as vasectomy or bilateral tubal occlusion) during the study and up to three months after the last study drug administration.
- Suicide attempt within the 12 months prior to enrollment
๐ Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
๐ All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- The Clinical and Translational Sciences Research Center โ Tucson, Arizona
๐ฐ Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA ยง 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.