Status:

COMPLETED

A Multi-Site Phase 3 Study of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD (MAPP2)

Lead Sponsor:

Lykos Therapeutics

Conditions:

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if MDMA-assisted therapy is safe and effective in people with at least moderate PTSD. The main question it aims to answer is: Do three sessions of MDMA-ass...

Detailed Description

This multi-site, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized Phase 3 study will assess the efficacy and safety of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy versus psychotherapy with placebo control in participants...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Are at least 18 years old
  • Are fluent in speaking and reading the predominantly used or recognized language of the study site
  • Are able to swallow pills
  • Agree to have study visits recorded, including Experimental Sessions, Independent Rater assessments, and non-drug psychotherapy sessions
  • Must provide a contact (relative, spouse, close friend or other caregiver) who is willing and able to be reached by the investigators in the event of a participant becoming suicidal or unreachable
  • Must agree to inform the investigators within 48 hours of any medical conditions and procedures
  • If of childbearing potential, must have a negative pregnancy test at study entry and prior to each Experimental Session, and must agree to use adequate birth control through 10 days after the last Experimental Session
  • Must not participate in any other interventional clinical trials during the duration of the study
  • Must be willing to remain overnight at the study site after each Experimental Session and be driven home after, and commit to medication dosing, therapy, and study procedures
  • At baseline, have moderate PTSD diagnosis

Exclusion

  • Are not able to give adequate informed consent
  • Have uncontrolled hypertension
  • Have a marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (e.g., repeated demonstration of a QTc interval \>450 milliseconds \[ms\] in males and \>460 ms in females corrected by Bazett's formula)
  • Have a history of additional risk factors for Torsade de pointes (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of Long QT Syndrome)
  • Have evidence or history of significant medical disorders, such as myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, or aneurysm
  • Have symptomatic liver disease
  • Have history of hyponatremia or hyperthermia
  • Weigh less than 48 kilograms (kg)
  • Are pregnant or nursing, or are of childbearing potential and are not practicing an effective means of birth control
  • Have an active illicit or prescription drug use disorder
  • Have used Ecstasy (material represented as containing MDMA) more than 10 times within the last 10 years or at least once within 6 months of the first Experimental Session; or have previously participated in a MAPS-sponsored MDMA clinical trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 2 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 2 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

121 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04077437

Start Date

September 2 2020

End Date

November 2 2022

Last Update

June 6 2025

Active Locations (14)

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New School Research

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90004

2

San Francisco Insight and Integration Center

San Francisco, California, United States, 94122

3

UCSF

San Francisco, California, United States, 94122

4

Aguazul Bluewater, Inc.

Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80304