Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Pilot Trial of Visual Healing® in Psilocybin-assisted Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

Keith Heinzerling

Conditions:

Alcohol Use Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Twenty participants, age 18 or older, who meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria for moderate to severe Alcohol Use Disorder will be randomized to open-label psilo...

Detailed Description

The objective of the study is to test a strategy for optimizing Set and Setting for psilocybin-assisted therapy of alcohol use disorder. Psilocybin shows promise in early trials for alcohol use disord...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 or older
  • Able to read, speak, and understand English
  • Alcohol use disorder, moderate-severe, according to DSM-5 criteria
  • Interested in stopping or reducing alcohol use
  • Able and willing to adhere to study requirements, including attending all study visits, preparatory, and follow-up sessions, and completing all study evaluations
  • Able to swallow capsules
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must agree to practice an effective means of birth control throughout the duration of the study
  • Have an identified support person
  • Agree to be driven home (or to an otherwise safe destination) by the support person, or another responsible party, following dosing

Exclusion

  • Alcohol withdrawal requiring medical intervention
  • Women who are pregnant, or women who intend to become pregnant during the study or who are currently nursing
  • Unwilling or unable to discontinue formal alcohol use disorder treatment
  • Significant current or history of cardiovascular condition
  • Have a history of stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
  • Moderate to severe liver impairment
  • Epilepsy
  • Insulin-dependent diabetes
  • Diabetes and taking oral hypoglycemic agent with a history of hypoglycemia requiring serious medical intervention

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 18 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04410913

Start Date

February 18 2021

End Date

February 1 2023

Last Update

January 17 2023

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Pacific Treatment & Research in Psychedelics

Santa Monica, California, United States, 90404