Open-Label Psilocybin Study in Transdiagnostic Population
Purpose
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of psilocybin treatment in individuals with functional impairment due to psychiatric symptoms. The secondary objective of this study is to determine whether individuals with functional impairments due to psychiatric symptoms will experience statistically significant symptom reduction and functional improvement from baseline symptom measurements (Visit 3) to 1-week (Visit 7), 4-weeks (Visit 8), and 6-weeks (Visit 9) post dosing. The investigators will recruit individuals with mood, anxiety, trauma, addictive, or related symptomatology, and who have functional impairment associated with these symptoms. A DSM-5 diagnosis is not required (nor is it an exclusion). The investigators will allow for comorbidity and only exclude based on psychological and physiological safety considerations. Critically, this approach will allow us to assess the tolerability of our interventions in individuals who would typically be excluded from efficacy studies due to various comorbid DSM-5 conditions. The investigators will employ an open-label study where participants will be given one dose of oral psilocybin 25mg. The investigators will also have follow-up visits at 1, 4, and 6 weeks and an optional long-term follow-up at 3, 6, and 12 months.
Conditions
- Transdiagnostic
- Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
- Anxiety
- PTSD Symptoms
- PTSD
- Substance Use
- Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
- OCD
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 70 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- At least one psychiatric symptom causing functional impairment as established by a trained clinician on the DIAMOND and WHODAS - assessment instruments indexing health and disability. 2. English fluency - able to understand the process of consent and the risk and benefits associated with the study, and able to provide written (signed and dated) informed consent form. 3. Agree to set up safe transportation after leaving the site following the dosing session. Acceptable arrangements include: arranging for a friend/family member to drive them home;.pick them up and escort them home; if the participant is unable to arrange for a friend/family member to escort them home, the study staff will arrange private transportation and follow up with the participant to ensure that they arrived at their destination. 4. Must be able to identify a physician/treater that can be contacted to further assure that it is safe for the subject to participate and agree to sign a medical release for the investigators to communicate directly with this outside provider to confirm treatment and medical history via phone and/or email. 5. Ability to orally ingest pills for psilocybin dosing visit. 6. Must provide an adult contact (relative, spouse, close friend or other caregiver) who is willing and able to be reached by the PI and/or study personnel in the event of an emergency, and who can provide transportation for study visits if necessary and independently comment on any changes in the participant's mood or behavior after the administration of psilocybin. Be medically stable (no medical issues based on physical exam, labs and medical evaluation) as determined by screening for medical problems via a personal interview, a medical questionnaire, a physical examination, an ECG, and routine blood and urinalysis laboratory tests. 7. Be psychologically stable: Concurrent psychotherapy is allowed if the type and frequency of the therapy has been stable for at least one month prior to screening and is expected to remain stable during participation in the study. 8. If participant is of childbearing potential, must agree to use adequate birth control and not attempt to become pregnant during study up to 4 weeks post dosing session. If participant is of childbearing potential, must have a negative urine pregnancy test at study entry and prior to the dosing session. Participants who are FOCBP must not plan to become pregnant or donate eggs, starting at least 1 month before receiving the trial intervention and for at least 1 week after the final follow-up visit. A FOCBP is defined as a female who is considered fertile following menarche and until becoming postmenopausal, unless permanently sterile (see below). Females in the following categories are not considered FOCBP: - Premenarchal. - Premenopausal with 1 of the following: 1. Documented hysterectomy or bilateral salpingectomy/tubal occlusion oophorectomy. 2. Postmenopausal. - A postmenopausal state is defined as no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. - Females receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and whose menopausal status is in doubt will be required to use 1 of the nonhormonal, highly effective contraception methods if they wish to continue their HRT during the trial. Psychiatric
Exclusion Criteria
- Personal or immediate (first-degree relative) family history of formally diagnosed schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders (e.g., delusional disorder, schizoaffective disorder), or bipolar I disorder. 2. Active suicidal intent or suicidal or non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors, as defined by a "yes" response to question 4 on C-SSRS within the past 6 months at screening or prior to dosing (Active Suicidal Ideation with Some Intent to Act, with or without Specific Plan) 3. Use of hallucinogens or psychedelic substances within the 6 months prior to enrollment. 4. History of regular or frequent use of hallucinogens (e.g., microdosing, attending regular retreats either outside the US or in the 'underground' within the country, regular psychedelic church attendance, etc.) 5. History of psychosis. 6. History of Other Hallucinogen Use Disorder. 7. History of intolerance to drugs known significantly to alter perception (i.e., psilocybin, LSD, salvinorium A, mescaline). 8. Use of a classic psychedelic (LSD, psilocybin, mescaline) in the past 6 months. 9. Patients taking 5-hydroxytryptophan or St. John's Wort 10. A positive breathalyzer test 11. A positive urine toxicology screening, which detects the standard panel of five drugs (marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, and phencyclidine (PCP)), as well as benzodiazepines, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and ketamine. If a participant tests positive for any of these substances, the PI may request a retest to confirm eligibility. If the second test also returns a positive result, the participant will be excluded from the study. 12. Changes to psychotropic medication and/or dosages within the past 3 months. 13. Current or recent (within 2 weeks of enrollment) prescription of MAOI, Lithium, and/or methadone use 14. Has a psychiatric condition that precludes the establishment of therapeutic rapport as evidenced by long-term patterns of unstable relationships, a history of significant stress- related paranoia, or identity disturbances. 15. History of a medically significant suicide attempt within the last 5 years. 16. Use of any other investigational drugs within 30 days prior to Screening. 17. Allergy to gelatin. General Medical/Laboratory Exclusion Criteria: 1. Hypertension at screening is defined as: systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg, averaged across three assessments 2. History of cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to clinically significant coronary artery disease, cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac ischemia, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary artery bypass graft or artificial heart valve, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or any clinically significant arrhythmia 3. Any clinically significant abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) finding, such as findings suggestive of ischemia or infarct, complete bundle branch block, atrial fibrillation or other symptomatic arrhythmias, or predominantly non-sinus rhythm, at Screening 4. Resting QT interval with Fridericia's correction (QTcF) ≥ 450 msec (male) or ≥ 470 mse or (female) at Screening, or inability to determine QTcF interval 5. Presence of risk factors for torsades de pointes, including: long QT syndrome, uncontrolled hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, history of cardiac failure, history of clinically significant/symptomatic bradycardia, family history of idiopathic sudden death or congenital long QT syndrome, or concomitant use of a torsadogenic medication 6. Moderate-to-severe hepatic impairment, defined as a Child-Pugh score ≥ 5, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 2 x the upper limit of normal (ULN), or bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN, unless this is attributable to Gilbert's syndrome 7. Use of vasoconstrictive medications (i.e. sumatriptan, pseudoephedrine, midodrine) within 5 half-lives of test days and use of steroids or certain other immunomodulatory agents (i.e. azathioprine) in the past 2 weeks. 8. Moderate-to-severe renal impairment, defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate of < 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 at Screening 9. Uncontrolled diabetes with an HbA1c > 8 10. Significant uncontrolled hypothyroidism (thyroid stimulating hormone [TSH] < 0.8 x lower limit of normal) with the exception of stably treated hypothyroidism and uncontrolled hyperthyroidism (thyroid stimulating hormone [TSH] < 0.8 x > 1.5 x upper Any other condition, disorder or finding which in the opinion of the investigator would adversely impact participant safety or the ability of the participant to complete the study, including compliance with all study requirements and procedures.
Study Design
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- N/A
- Intervention Model
- Single Group Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- We will employ an unblinded, open-label study where all participants will be given one dose of oral psilocybin 25mg. We will also have follow-up visits at 1, 4, and 6 weeks and an optional long-term follow-up at 3, 6, and 12 months.
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
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Other Open-label |
Psilocybin will be administered in an opaque, size 2 gelatin capsule with approximately 180 ml of water to be orally ingested at Visit 5. The dose of psilocybin will be 25 mg. |
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Recruiting Locations
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Detailed Description
In this Phase 1b proof-of-concept clinical trial, the investigators aim to investigate the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of treatment of oral psilocybin in participants with functional impairment due to depressive, anxiety, trauma addictive, or other psychiatric symptomatology, allowing for comorbidity and diagnostic complexity to mirror potential real-world clinical scenarios. Secondarily, The investigators will assess improvement in functional status and symptomatology. The investigators will employ an open-label study design, with participants receiving one dose of oral psilocybin. This is an open-label clinical trial with a single treatment arm and no blinding. All participants will receive 25 mg of oral psilocybin. All dosing will be accompanied by non-directive support before, during, and after treatment sessions.The rationale for conducting this study lies in recognizing that the narrow inclusion and exclusion criteria commonly employed in clinical trials may raise issues of external validity. While previous research has predominantly focused on specific diagnostic categories, our study aims to address these limitations by exploring the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of psilocybin in a heterogeneous population. This study also recognizes the importance of symptom-related functional impairment as a cross-cutting construct relevant to all diagnostic categories.This is a Phase 1b open-label clinical trial to determine the feasibility, tolerability and safety of psilocybin to reduce psychiatric symptoms in participants experiencing functional impairment. Participants will receive one dose of oral psilocybin (25mg). Follow-up visits for assessments and measures at 1-week, 4-week, and 6-week post psilocybin dosing. Long-term follow-up visits assessments and measures for participants who consent to long-term follow-up (reassessments of study measures) for 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month post dosing. Psilocybin (4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) occurs in nature in many species of mushrooms, including the genera Psilocybe, Conocybe, Gymnopilus, Panaeolus, and Strophparia. Its chemical formula is C12H17N2O4P. Psilocybin is a potent agonist at 5-HT2A/C receptors; potency of binding by related compounds to these receptors correlates with human potency as hallucinogens. Psilocybin is currently a Schedule I substance. Psilocybin will be orally administered in this study. Psilocybin will be administered in an opaque, size 2 gelatin capsule with approximately 180 ml of water to be orally ingested at Visit 5. The dose of psilocybin will be 25 mg. Descriptives for all safety measures (e.g., C-SSRS total and subscale scores, vitals, documented adverse events) will be compiled at all assessment intervals. Classification of adverse events will follow institute and regulatory body guidelines. Subsequent summary descriptives may focus on safety indices surrounding the dosing session and 1-week, 4 weeks, and 6-weeks after dosing. In addition, The investigators will perform descriptives and non-parametric analysis screen failure rates (including analysis of ineligibility), drop out rates pre and post dosing to determine feasibility and tolerability.
