This is a pilot study intended to find out if 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is safe and can help people with advanced stage cancer and anxiety arising from the cancer diagnosis.
Topic Anxiety
Palliative Care
Country United States of America
Visit trial
Status
Terminated
Results Published
No
Start date
12 January 2007
End date
03 January 2011
Chance of happening
0%
Phase
Phase II
Design
Blinded
Type
Interventional
Generation
First
Participants
2
Sex
All
Age
18- 99
Therapy
Yes
Trial Details
This is a pilot study intended to find out if 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is safe and can help people with advanced stage cancer and anxiety arising from the cancer diagnosis.NCT Number NCT00252174
Sponsors & Collaborators
Brigham and Womens HospitalThis company doesn't have a full profile yet, it is linked to a clinical trial.
Mclean Hospital
McLean Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. The hospital maintains the world's largest neuroscientific and psychiatric research program in a private hospital.
Measures Used
Hamilton Anxiety ScaleThe Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) was one of the first rating scales developed to measure the severity of anxiety symptoms and is still widely used today in both clinical and research settings.
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) is a multiple item questionnaire used to provide an indication of depression, and as a guide to evaluating recovery. The scale consists of 17 items which each item being scoring on a 3 or 5 point scale. The higher the score, the more likely a person is depressed.
Visual Analog Scale Anxiety
The Visual Analog Scale Anxiety (VASA) is a line 10 centimetres in length with “not at all anxious” and “very anxious” at the left and right extremes respectively.