Psychedelic Trials

Ketamine for Postherpetic Neuralgia With Depression
This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase IV trial (n=50) will study the effects of a single low-dose intravenous infusion of esketamine (14mg/70kg over 40 minutes) combined with oral duloxetine (60mg/day) on depression in patients with postherpetic neuralgia (nerve pain that continues after a shingles infection).
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-06-15
Phase IV
Blinded
50 participants
Interventional
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy for Treating Comorbid Chronic Pain and PTSD
This open-label, randomised controlled trial (n=30) will study whether ketamine (four infusions over two weeks) combined with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy improves quality of life, pain, depression, and PTSD symptoms more effectively than mindfulness therapy alone in adults with both chronic pain and PTSD.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-10-01
Phase I
Open
30 participants
Interventional
Metabolic Profiling of Esketamine Treatment in Depressive Disorder
This observational trial (n=100) will study the metabolic effects of esketamine (administered nasally) in patients with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (TRD), using a non-targeted metabolomic approach to identify changes in biochemical pathways.
Status: Recruiting
Start date: 2023-04-01
Not Applicable
Open
100 participants
Observational
Ketamine and Neurofeedback as Combined Therapeutic Interventions to Target Glutamatergic Neurotransmission in Alcohol Use Disorder (Nektar)
This Phase II, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial (n=75) will assess the therapeutic effects of a single intravenous dose of ketamine (56mg/70kg) combined with real-time fMRI neurofeedback (rt-fMRI NFT) on alcohol use disorder (AUD).
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-05-01
Phase II
Blinded
75 participants
Interventional
Ketamine for the treatment of depression with anorexia nervosa
This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II trial (n=60) will study the feasibility, safety, and acceptability of oral ketamine (60–180 mg, administered twice weekly) as a treatment for adults with long-standing anorexia nervosa and comorbid treatment-resistant depression.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-06-12
Phase II
Blinded
60 participants
Interventional
Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of Psilocybin Oral Solution in Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
This Phase IIa, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial (n=50) will study the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of a 3 mg dose of psilocybin (oral solution) in adults with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).
Status: Recruiting
Start date: 2025-05-06
Phase II
Blinded
50 participants
Interventional
Music as an Adjunct to Ketamine Therapy for Chronic Pain (MusKiP)
This open-label, randomised crossover trial (n=25) will investigate the effects of intravenous (IV) ketamine (35mg/70kg over one hour) combined with different music conditions—self-selected music, therapist-selected music, or silence—on chronic noncancer pain.
Status: Recruiting
Start date: 2025-06-01
Not Applicable
Open
25 participants
Interventional
Psilocybin for Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) in Women: A Pilot Feasibility Study
This open-label Phase I trial (n=15) will assess the feasibility and safety of a single 25 mg dose of pharmaceutical-grade psilocybin combined with psychotherapy in women aged 18–45 with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) who have not responded to at least one conventional treatment.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-08-01
Phase I
Open
15 participants
Interventional
Psilocybin for Treatment of OCD-2
This randomised, double-masked Phase I/II trial (n=20) will study the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of psilocybin (10mg vs 30mg) across four sessions for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-08-01
Phase I
Blinded
20 participants
Interventional
Psilocybin and Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (PAM-VET)
This Phase I, double-blind, active-controlled trial (n=40) will investigate the safety and potential therapeutic effects of co-administered MDMA and psilocybin in military Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-06-01
Phase I
Blinded
40 participants
Interventional
A Phase 1, Open-label, Single Cohort Study to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of a Single Intravenous (IV) Infusion of TRP-8803 [Psilocin Besylate formulation] in Healthy Adult Participants
This Phase I, open-label trial (n=4) will assess the safety and pharmacokinetics of a single intravenous dose of psilocin (TRP-8803; 5 mg loading over 20 minutes followed by 5 mg maintenance over 120 minutes) in healthy adults undergoing psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.
Status: Planned
Start date: 2025-09-01
Phase I
Open
4 participants
Interventional
A Phase 3 Trial of MM120 for Major Depressive Disorder (Emerge)
This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III trial (n=140) will evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single oral dose of MM120 (100 µg LSD D-tartrate) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).
Status: Recruiting
Start date: 2025-04-14
Phase III
Blinded
140 participants
Interventional
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Ketamine in the Treatment of Depressive Episode With Suicidal Ideation and/​or Behavior in Adolescents
This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III trial (n=60) will investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous ketamine (35-70mg/70kg, twice weekly for four weeks) as an add-on treatment for adolescents experiencing a major depressive episode with suicidal ideation and/or behaviour.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-05-01
Phase III
Blinded
60 participants
Interventional
Ketamine for Opioid Use Disorder
This randomised, quadruple-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II trial (n=50) will assess the effects of ketamine (52.5mg/70kg, intramuscularly, four times over two weeks) on opioid craving and withdrawal symptoms in adults newly entering methadone treatment for opioid use disorder.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-08-01
Phase II
Blinded
50 participants
Interventional
Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Bipolar II Disorder (PAT-BD-01)
This randomised, quadruple-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III trial (n=90) will study the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of psilocybin (25 mg)–assisted therapy compared to an active placebo (1 mg psilocybin) in individuals with treatment-resistant depression associated with bipolar II disorder.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-06-01
Phase III
Blinded
90 participants
Interventional
High-Intensity Inpatient MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD (HI-MAP)
This open-label Phase II trial (n=20) will evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of high-intensity inpatient MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for treatment-refractory posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants will receive two MDMA sessions—first 80 mg plus 40 mg, then 120 mg plus 60 mg—integrated into a four-week inpatient therapy programme that includes manualised psychotherapy and non-drug preparatory and integrative sessions.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-05-01
Phase II
Open
20 participants
Interventional
Comparative Acute Effects of R-MDMA and S-MDMA in Healthy Participants (R-S-)
This randomised, triple-blind, placebo-controlled Phase I crossover trial (n=24) will compare the acute effects of two enantiomers of MDMA—R-MDMA (300mg) and S-MDMA (100mg)—in healthy adult participants.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-05-01
Phase I
Blinded
24 participants
Interventional
Psilocybin With Intracranial Neural Sensing (PINS)
This open-label, single-arm Phase I trial (n=20) will study the effects of a single 10 mg oral dose of psilocybin on neural activity, pain, and cognition in adults with chronic pain who have implanted brain-sensing deep brain stimulation (DBS) devices.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-05-01
Phase I
Open
20 participants
Interventional
Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Intergenerational Trauma
This open-label Phase II trial (n=100) will study the safety, tolerability, and potential therapeutic effects of psilocybin (2 x 25 mg oral doses, taken at least 3 weeks apart) in the biological children of genocide survivors who are living with mood and anxiety disorders.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-06-01
Phase II
Open
100 participants
Interventional
Administration of Psilocybe Cubensis Mushrooms with or Without Fluoxetine with or Without Fluoxetine for Refractory Depression: a Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial Controlled Clinical Trial - COGUNILA (COGUNILA)
This randomised, quadruple-blind, placebo-controlled Phase I/II trial (n=50) will investigate the antidepressant, psychedelic, and adverse effects of Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms (equivalent to 30 mg of psilocybin) with or without daily fluoxetine (20mg) in adults with treatment-resistant depression.
Status: Recruiting
Start date: 2024-09-05
Phase I
Blinded
50 participants
Interventional
Psilocybin for Methamphetamine Addiction
This open-label, single-arm early Phase I trial (n=20) will assess the feasibility, tolerability, and potential effectiveness of a single 25 mg dose of psilocybin in promoting abstinence from methamphetamine in adults undergoing residential addiction treatment.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-03-01
Phase I
Open
20 participants
Interventional
Direct Comparison of Altered States of Consciousness Induced by LSD, Psilocybin, and DMT in Healthy Participants (LPD)
This randomised, placebo-controlled, triple-blind Phase I crossover trial (n=24) will compare the acute and subacute effects of LSD (150µg), psilocybin (30mg), and DMT (up to 2 mg/min intravenous infusion) in healthy adults, with all sessions standardised using ketanserin (20 mg IV) to end the psychedelic experience after three hours.
Status: Recruiting
Start date: 2025-04-01
Phase I
Blinded
24 participants
Interventional
Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Sexual Assault-Related PTSD (SUN004)
This Phase II, open-label trial (n=35) will study the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of psilocybin (25mg) combined with therapy in women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) stemming from sexual assault.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-08-01
Phase II
Open
35 participants
Interventional
Understanding and Treating Suicidal Ideation With Ketamine
This open-label, Phase II/III trial (n=36) will study the effects of ketamine (35mg/70kg via intravenous infusion) on suicidal ideation in individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Status: Recruiting
Start date: 2025-04-08
Phase II
Open
35 participants
Interventional
Antidepressant Response of DMT Masked With Propofol (DMT4D)
This randomised, placebo-controlled, quadruple-masked trial (n=112) will investigate whether the antidepressant effects of DMT (2 mg/min over 20 minutes) in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) depend on the subjective psychedelic experience, by comparing DMT with and without sedation using propofol.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-04-01
Phase II
Blinded
112 participants
Interventional
Safety and Efficacy of Ketamine Intravenous Infusions in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
This two-part observational trial (n=50) will evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous ketamine infusions (1.5–2 mg/kg over 3–4 hours) in reducing pain among patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
Status: Active, not recruiting
Start date: 2020-11-30
Not Applicable
Open
50 participants
Observational
A Phase 1, Open-label, Pilot Study to Assess the Safety, Feasibility and Initial Efficacy of IV infused Psilocin (TRP-8803) Administration in Concert with Psychotherapy Among Adult Patients with Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
This Phase I open-label trial (n=12) will investigate the safety, feasibility, and initial efficacy of intravenous psilocin (TRP-8803), administered in two doses (ranging from 6.7 mg to 15 mg) in combination with psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for adults with binge eating disorder (BED).
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-06-01
Phase I
Open
12 participants
Interventional
Feasibility of oral ketamine for bipolar depression: a 20-week open-label study
This open-label Phase II trial (n=30) will investigate the feasibility, safety, and antidepressant effects of oral ketamine (starting at 1 mg/kg, up to 2 mg/kg) in adults with bipolar depression.
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-06-23
Phase II
Open
30 participants
Interventional
State-Funded Trial Assessing Recovery and Long-Term Impact of Guided Psilocybin for Healing Trauma (STARLIGHT)
This open-label, Phase II trial (n=15) will investigate the safety, tolerability, and clinical efficacy of psilocybin-assisted therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in US military veterans. Participants will receive two psilocybin doses—15 mg in the first session and 25 mg in the second session—alongside psychotherapy.
Status: Recruiting
Start date: 2025-01-30
Phase II
Open
15 participants
Interventional
Psilocybin-assisted Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (PsiPTSD)
This quadruple-blind, randomised controlled trial (n=76) will study the effects of psilocybin (25mg or 1mg) combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in adult survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Status: Not yet recruiting
Start date: 2025-08-01
Phase II
Blinded
76 participants
Interventional

Find Psychedelic Trials

Browse through all psychedelic trials that have been done or are ongoing. These trials, usually double-blind, placebo-controlled studies, are the core of psychedelic research. The outcome of these trials will determine the future of psychedelics as medicine.

The trials included in our database come from ClinicalTrials.Gov and from the various companies pursuing psychedelics as medicine. Most of the trials have been funded by universities, though companies and governments are currently starting to ramp up their involvement.