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Pragmatic Trial of Psilocybin Therapy in Palliative Care (PT2PC)

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Charles S. Grob, M.D.

Status and phase

Begins enrollment in 1 month
Phase 2

Conditions

Demoralization

Treatments

Drug: Psilocybin
Drug: Ketamine

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05403086
21-008459

Details and patient eligibility

About

This multicenter, triple-blind, phase 2, randomized controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of psilocybin therapy compared to an active control in treating demoralization in adults near the end of life (≤2 years life expectancy).

Full description

After providing written informed consent, participants deemed eligible for this trial will be randomized to a brief course of talk therapy plus 1 dose of oral psilocybin vs the same brief course of talk therapy plus 1 dose of oral ketamine (the active control). Participants' degree of demoralization and other clinical outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety) will be assessed at 1, 2, and 5 weeks after the study drug administration. After completing the study, participants will have the option of being told which study drug they took (aka, "unblinded"); those who were randomized to the active control will be offered another brief course of talk therapy plus 1 dose of oral psilocybin, and the same sequence of outcome assessments.

Enrollment

100 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 18 years and older
  • Has the capacity to consent to research
  • Is currently a patient in a study-engaged clinical site
  • Has a life-threatening illness and a life expectancy of ≤2 years
  • Has moderate-to-severe demoralization
  • Ability to take oral medication (capsules and liquid)

Exclusion criteria

General

  • Treatment with another investigational drug or intervention within 1 month of signing Informed Consent Form (ICF)
  • If deemed by clinical judgment of the study investigators to be unsafe for undergoing the intervention

Neurological

  • Cognitive impairment sufficient to impede the ability to complete study tasks
  • History of intracranial hemorrhage
  • Recent embolic stroke
  • Recent seizure
  • Current intracranial mass
  • Advanced stage of a neurologic disease that elevates risk for psychosis

Cardiovascular

  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Clinically significant cardiac disease

Respiratory

  • Severe pulmonary disease
  • Supplemental oxygen requirement

Gastrointestinal

  • Current intractable nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
  • Recent, clinically significant GI bleed
  • Markedly abnormal liver function tests

Endocrine, Renal, and Reproductive

  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Severe renal insufficiency
  • Unstable insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Prohibited Medications

  • Antipsychotics
  • Antidepressants (with exceptions)
  • Dopamine agonists
  • Drugs known to have adverse interactions with psilocybin or ketamine

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Triple Blind

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Psilocybin
Experimental group
Description:
A single moderate-to-high dose of oral psilocybin, plus 4-5 sessions of a brief, existential psychotherapy.
Treatment:
Drug: Psilocybin
Ketamine
Active Comparator group
Description:
A single low-to-moderate dose of oral liquid ketamine, plus 4-5 sessions of a brief, existential psychotherapy.
Treatment:
Drug: Ketamine

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Brian T Anderson, M.D.; Charles S. Grob, M.D.

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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