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NCT07212946CompletedPhase 2

Ayahuasca and Esketamine for Major Depression

Four Doses of Ayahuasca or Esketamine in Major Depressive Disorder: a Double-blind Randomized Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Dec 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Double-blind, randomized trial comparing 4 weekly doses of oral ayahuasca and esketamine in patients with major depression.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22 (actual)
First submitted
1 Oct 2025
Start date
30 Oct 2022
Primary completion date
30 Oct 2024
Lead sponsor
University of Sao Paulo
Diseases
Depression
NCT number
NCT07212946

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 22
  • From 30 Oct 2022 to the primary completion date, 30 Oct 2024
  • 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

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

Other illness

  • \- Presence of psychiatric and other medical comorbidities

Who the study is looking for

  • \- Clinical diagnosis of depressive disorder

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
Hospital das Clinicas da FMRP USP
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Ribeirão PretoBrazilUnknown status

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