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NCT06308653Active, not recruitingPhase 3

Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Psilocybin in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Approximately 240 eligible adult participants (≥18 years old) who meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) will be enrolled. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive a single oral dose of Psilocybin 25 mg, Psilocybin 5 mg, or inactive placebo. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of Psilocybin 25 mg versus placebo in adults with MDD, as assessed by the difference between groups in change in depressive symptoms from Baseline to Day 43 post-dose, and to characterize the durability of initial treatment effect and subsequent response to optional Psilocybin 25 mg re-administration(s) during the 1-year Follow-up Period.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
238 (actual)
First submitted
6 Mar 2024
Start date
13 Mar 2024
Primary completion date
5 Jan 2026
Lead sponsor
Usona Institute
Diseases
Depression
NCT number
NCT06308653

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 238
  • From 13 Mar 2024 to the primary completion date, 5 Jan 2026
  • 29 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Have a positive urine drug test for illicit, non-prescribed, or prohibited substances.
  • Meet DSM-5-TR criteria for active post-traumatic stress disorder within 6 months prior to Screening.

Other illness

  • Have neurological conditions such as stroke, including transient ischemic attack, epilepsy, neurodegenerative disease (e.g., dementia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, etc.), or brain tumor.
  • Have severe hepatic or renal impairment.
  • Have uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or unstable existing thyroid disorder.
  • Are hepatitis or HIV positive.
  • Meet DSM-5-TR criteria for schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders, including major depressive disorder with psychotic features ,bipolar disorder (types 1 or 2), antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder or moderate or severe alcohol or drug use disorder
  • Have a first-degree relative with schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders, or bipolar I disorder.

Lab values

  • Have any of the following cardiovascular conditions: coronary artery disease, congenital long QT syndrome, cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac ischemia, congestive heart failure, clinically-relevant valvular heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, myocardial infarction, a clinically significant ECG abnormality, or tachycardia.

Other

  • Participants who are pregnant, who intend to become pregnant during the trial, or who are currently nursing.
  • Have elevated blood pressure.

Who the study is looking for

  • Adults ≥18 years old.
  • Able to swallow capsules.
  • If of childbearing potential, agree to practice an effective means of birth control throughout the duration of the study.
  • Meet the DSM-5-TR criteria for a diagnosis of major depressive disorder and are currently experiencing a major depressive episode of at least a 60-day duration at the time of Screening.
  • Have at least moderate severity of depression symptoms at Screening and Trial Baseline.

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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (29)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of New Mexico (UNM) Interdisciplinary Substance Use and Brain Injury (ISUBI) Center
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AlbuquerqueUnited StatesUnknown status
Emory University
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
Seattle Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center
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BellevueUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Alabama Clinical Research Unit
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BirminghamUnited StatesUnknown status
Great Lakes Clinical Trials
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
CenExel iResearch, LLC
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DecaturUnited StatesUnknown status
Mountain View Clinical Research
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DenverUnited StatesUnknown status
Cedar Clinical Research
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DraperUnited StatesUnknown status
Preferred Research Partners-NWA, LLC
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FayettevilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Clinical NeuroScience Solutions Inc
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JacksonvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Kadima Neuropsychiatry Institute
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La JollaUnited StatesUnknown status
Innovative Clinical Research, Inc.
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LauderhillUnited StatesUnknown status
Preferred Research Partners, Inc
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Little RockUnited StatesUnknown status
West LA VA Medical Center - Mental Health Department
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
Cedar Clinical Research, Inc.
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MurrayUnited StatesUnknown status
Connecticut Mental Health Center, Yale University
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New HavenUnited StatesUnknown status
NYU Clinical & Translational Science Institute
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System
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OmahaUnited StatesUnknown status
Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc.
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OrlandoUnited StatesUnknown status
Aim Trials, LLC
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PlanoUnited StatesUnknown status
Global Medical Institutes LLC; Princeton Medical Institute
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PrincetonUnited StatesUnknown status
Sunstone Medical, PC
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RockvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Clinical Trials of Texas LLC
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
Psychedelic Science Institute
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Santa MonicaUnited StatesUnknown status
Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI) at Saint John's Physician Partners
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Santa MonicaUnited StatesUnknown status
Washington University School of Medicine
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St LouisUnited StatesUnknown status
Bronx Veterans Research Foundation at the James J. Peters VAMC
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The BronxUnited StatesUnknown status
VA Portland Health Care System
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VancouverUnited StatesUnknown status

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