Effects of Psilocybin in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
SUMMARY

This study will test the feasibility, safety, and evidence for efficacy of psilocybin administration in participants with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This will serve as a preliminary proof of concept study for future larger studies aimed to investigate the utility, cognitive mechanisms, and neural correlates of this intervention.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 21
Maximum Age: 70
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Have given written informed consent

• Currently meet criteria for a DSM-5 diagnosis of OCD and report a history of OCD for at least 1 year prior to screening

• Have a Y-BOCS score of 18 or more

• Have at least one prior attempt at treatment, either ERP or pharmacotherapy

• No antidepressant medications for approximately five half-lives prior to acceptance in treatment phase of study

• Women who are of childbearing potential and sexually active who are not practicing an effective means of birth control must agree to practice an effective means of birth control throughout the duration of the study

• Be judged by study team clinicians to be at low risk for suicidality

• Concurrent psychotherapy is allowed if the type and frequency of the therapy has been stable for at least two months prior to screening and is expected to remain stable during participation in the study

• Be otherwise medically stable as determined by screening for medical problems via a personal interview, a medical questionnaire, a physical examination, an electrocardiogram (ECG), and routine medical blood and urinalysis laboratory tests (CBC, CMP, urine beta-HCG, urine toxicology screen)

• Agree to consume approximately the same amount of caffeine-containing beverage (e.g., coffee, tea) that he/she consumes on a usual morning, before arriving at the research unit on the mornings of drug session days. If the participant does not routinely consume caffeinated beverages, he/she must agree not to do so on session days

• Agree to refrain from using any psychoactive drugs, including alcoholic beverages, within 24 hours of each drug administration. The exceptions are caffeine and nicotine

• Agree not to take any PRN medications on the mornings of drug sessions

• Agree not to take sildenafil (Viagra®), tadalafil, or similar medications within 72 hours of each drug administration

• Agree that for one week before each drug session, he/she will refrain from taking any nonprescription medication, nutritional supplement, or herbal supplement except when approved by the study investigators. Exceptions will be evaluated by the study investigators and will include acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and common doses of vitamins and minerals.

• Have limited lifetime use of hallucinogens (the following criteria are preferred: no use in the past 5 years; total hallucinogen use less than 10 times)

Locations
United States
Maryland
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
RECRUITING
Baltimore
Contact Information
Primary
Ben Du, BA
bdu1@jhu.edu
410-550-0007
Backup
Jeremy Scott, BA
jscot115@jh.edu
443-773-2446
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-11-28
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-09-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Immediate Psilocybin
This arm will receive two sessions of psilocybin first (20mg in first session and then, if well tolerated, 30mg).
Active_comparator: Delayed Psilocybin
Waitlist control. This arm will receive psilocybin after the waiting period is over (20mg in first session and then, if well tolerated, 30mg).
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Usona Institute
Leads: Johns Hopkins University

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