NCT03485287

Study of Safety and Effects of MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment of PTSD (Canada)

An Open-Label, Multi-Site Phase 2 Study of the Safety and Effect of Manualized MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Severe Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Canada)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 4 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lykos Therapeutics · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if MDMA-assisted therapy is safe and effective at reducing PTSD symptoms in people with at least severe PTSD. The main question it aims to answer is: Do three open-label sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy reduce PTSD symptoms? Participants will receive three non-drug preparatory sessions followed by three sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy. Each MDMA-assisted therapy session is followed by three non-drug integrative therapy sessions.

Detailed description

This multi-site, open-label, Phase 2, lead-in study assesses the safety and effect of 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 psychotherapy assisted by flexible doses of MDMA. Initial doses per Experimental Session include 100 mg or 125 mg of MDMA compounded with lactose, followed 1.5 to 2 hours later by a supplemental half-dose (50 mg or 62.5 mg). Total amounts of MDMA to be administered per Experimental Session range from 100 mg to 187.5 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 the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM 5 (CAPS-5) total severity scores from Baseline to Visit 19. The secondary outcome measure is the change in the customized version of the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) for PTSD for the MAPS studies total scores from Baseline to Visit 19.

Conditions

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Midomafetamine HCl	Three sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy with flexible dose of midomafetamine HCl from 100 to 125 mg and optional supplemental dose half that of initial dose 1.5 to 2 hours later
BEHAVIORAL	Manualized therapy	Non-directive therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-13
• Primary completion: 2019-06-04
• Completion: 2019-06-04
• First posted: 2018-04-02
• Last updated: 2025-06-10
• Results posted: 2021-07-01

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Canada

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated drug study