We will use a 7-point Likert scale to measure each participant's perceived benefit and perceived harm of the intervention.
Psilocybin-Enhanced Psychotherapy for Methamphetamine Use Disorder
Brief Summary
Intervention / Treatment
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Psilocybin (DRUG)See description of psilocybin-enhanced psychotherapy arm.
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Treatment-as-usual (BEHAVIORAL)See description of treatment-as-usual arm.
Condition or Disease
- Amphetamine-Related Disorders
Phase
Study Design
| Study type: | INTERVENTIONAL |
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| Status: | Recruiting |
| Study results: | No Results Available |
| Age: | 25 Years to 65 Years |
| Enrollment: | 30 (ESTIMATED) |
| Funded by: | Other |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
MaskingClinical interviewers will be blinded to condition and study timepoint. SINGLE:
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Clinical Trial Dates
| Start date: | Jul 07, 2022 | ACTUAL |
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| Primary Completion: | Dec 31, 2024 | ESTIMATED |
| Completion Date: | Apr 30, 2025 | ESTIMATED |
| Study First Posted: | Jul 29, 2021 | ACTUAL |
| Last Updated: | May 02, 2023 |
Sponsors / Collaborators
Participant Groups
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Psilocybin will be administered twice (25mg \& 30mg two weeks apart) in addition to a 6-week psychotherapy protocol while admitted to a residential rehabilitation treatment program.
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Treatment-as-usual while admitted to a residential rehabilitation treatment program.
Eligibility Criteria
| Sex: | All |
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| Minimum Age: | 25 |
| Maximum Age: | 65 |
| Age Groups: | Adult / Older Adult |
| Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
* United States military Veteran
* Moderate to severe methamphetamine use disorder using the DSM-V diagnostic criteria
* Desire to cease or reduce methamphetamine use
Exclusion Criteria:
* Have uncontrolled hypertension or clinically significant cardiovascular disease
* History of seizure disorder in adulthood
* CNS metastases or symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) infection
* Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
* Taking certain medications that may interact with psilocybin
* History of any primary persistent psychotic disorder, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder with psychosis, major depressive disorder with psychosis, or schizophreniform disorder
* History of bipolar I disorder
* Current eating disorder with active purging
* History of hallucinogen use disorder
* Pregnant or breast feeding
This clinical trial is recruiting
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Primary Outcomes
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We will observe the proportion of patients who complete the intervention and follow-up to determine feasibility.
Secondary Outcomes
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Number of Participants Who Experienced Treatment-related Adverse Events as defined by the FDA (21 Code of Federal Regulations \[CFR\] 312.32(a)). Adverse events assessed at every study visit by clinical observation and patient interview.
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Using the Timeline Follow-Back procedure, average number of days per week used methamphetamine over the past four weeks.
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Using the Timeline Follow-Back procedure, average number of days per week used methamphetamine over the past four weeks.
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Urine drug screen
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Urine drug screen
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Sheehan Disability Scale total score, a measure of clinician-rated functional impairment. SDS scores range from 0 (not impaired) to 30 (highly impaired).
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Sheehan Disability Scale total score, a measure of clinician-rated functional impairment
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Sheehan Disability Scale total score, a measure of clinician-rated functional impairment
Other Outcomes
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Stimulant Craving Questionnaire-Brief
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Stimulant Craving Questionnaire-Brief
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Stimulant Craving Questionnaire-Brief
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Beck Depression Inventory-II
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Beck Depression Inventory-II
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Beck Depression Inventory-II
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PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-5
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PTSD Checklist for DSM-5
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PTSD Checklist for DSM-5
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Measured by Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Scores range from 0 (minimal anxiety) to 21 (severe anxiety).
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7
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Experiences in Close Relationships-Short form
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Experiences in Close Relationships-Short form
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Experiences in Close Relationships-Short form
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C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin (IL)-6, Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-a, IL-8, IL-10, IL-1β, CCL2, CCL3
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heart rate variability, 7 minutes, resting
More Details
| NCT Number: | NCT04982796 |
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| Other IDs: | 01 |
| Study URL: | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04982796 |