Open Label Multi-Site Study of Safety and Effects of MDMA-assisted Therapy for Treatment of PTSD

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-08-10
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This multi-site, open-label, Phase 2, lead-in study assesses the safety and effect of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy in participants diagnosed with at least severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Therapy teams that have been identified and trained to work on the sponsor's planned Phase 3 studies will treat at least one open-label participant in this study.

This study will compare the effects of three open-label manualized Experimental Sessions of therapy assisted by flexible doses of MDMA. Initial doses per Experimental Session include 80 mg or 120 mg of MDMA compounded with lactose, followed 1.5 to 2 hours later by a supplemental half-dose (40 mg or 60 mg). Total amounts of MDMA to be administered per Experimental Session range from 80 mg to 180 mg. This ~12-week Treatment Period is preceded by three Preparatory Sessions. During the Treatment Period, each Experimental Session is followed by three Integrative Sessions of non-drug psychotherapy. The Primary Outcome measure is the change in Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM 5 (CAPS-5) total severity scores from Baseline to Primary Endpoint (Visit 19).

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
• Treatments: N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Are at least 18 years old

• Are fluent in speaking and reading the predominantly used or recognized language of the study site

• Agree to have study visits recorded, including Experimental Sessions, Independent Rater assessments, and non-drug psychotherapy sessions

• Must provide a contact (relative, spouse, close friend or other caregiver) who is willing and able to be reached by the investigators in the event of a participant becoming suicidal or unreachable.

Must agree to inform the investigators within 48 hours of any medical conditions and procedures

• If of childbearing potential, must have a negative pregnancy test at study entry and prior to each Experimental Session, and must agree to use adequate birth control through 10 days after the last Experimental Session.

• Must not participate in any other interventional clinical trials during the duration of the study,

• Must be willing to remain overnight at the study site after each Experimental Session and be driven home after, and commit to medication dosing, therapy, and study procedures

• Meet DSM-5 Criteria for Severe PTSD

Exclusion Criteria:

• Are not able to give adequate informed consent

• Have uncontrolled hypertension

• Have a marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (e.g., repeated demonstration of a QTc interval >450 milliseconds [ms] corrected by Bazett's formula)

• Have a history of additional risk factors for Torsade de pointes (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of Long QT Syndrome)

• Have evidence or history of significant medical disorders

• Have symptomatic liver disease

• Have history of hyponatremia or hyperthermia

• Weigh less than 48 kilograms (kg)

• Are pregnant or nursing, or are of childbearing potential and are not practicing an effective means of birth control.

• Are abusing illegal drugs