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NCT05399498CompletedPhase 2

Psilocybin in Co-occuring Major Depressive Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder

An Open Label Study of Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder With Co-occurring Borderline Personality Disorder

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of psilocybin in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10 (actual)
First submitted
26 May 2022
Start date
1 Nov 2023
Primary completion date
1 Dec 2025
Lead sponsor
University of Chicago
Diseases
Depression
NCT number
NCT05399498

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 10
  • From 1 Nov 2023 to the primary completion date, 1 Dec 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Unstable medical illness based on history or clinically significant abnormalities on baseline physical examination
  • Current or past history of bipolar I disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder
  • Active substance use disorder

Other

  • Current pregnancy or lactation, or inadequate contraception in women of childbearing potential
  • Illegal substance use based on urine toxicology screening (except cannabis use)

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 18-65
  • Diagnosed with current major depressive disorder (MDD)
  • Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score of \> 20
  • Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD)
  • Borderline Personality Disorder Symptom Assessment Scale (BPD-SAS) score of \> 20
  • Ability to understand and sign the consent form

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of Chicago
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status

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