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NCT06230757
Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Phase 2 trial testing Psilocybin 25mg in Major Depressive Disorder in 40 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.
1 March 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Colorado, Denver |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Status | Active, enrolled |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | quadruple |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 40 |
| Start date | 8 July 2024 |
| Primary completion | 1 March 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 1 March 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Psilocybin 25mg — full drug profile →
- Placebo (active placebo)
Conditions studied
- Major Depressive Disorder — all drugs for Major Depressive Disorder →
- Anhedonia — all drugs for Anhedonia →
- Treatment Resistant Depression — all drugs for Treatment Resistant Depression →
Sponsor
University of Colorado, Denver
Who can join
Adults 21 to 75, any sex, with Major Depressive Disorder or Anhedonia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of psilocybin on the symptom of anhedonia in individuals with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Emerging Medications for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Review with Perspective on Mechanisms and Challenges.
Lucido MJ, Dunlop BW. · · 2025 · cited 7× · PMID 40002494 · DOI 10.3390/brainsci15020161
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- PubMed search for NCT06230757
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06230757 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Colorado, Denver
- Last refreshed: 21 January 2026
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