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CompletedPhase 2

Psilocybin-assisted Therapy for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

NCT05416229 · Anders Fink-Jensen, MD, DMSci

Closed to entry
Status
Not accepting participants
Phase 2
Phase
60
Target enrolment
1
Study sites
Outside the US

What it is testing

Summary

Note: The trial is only eligible for citizens of Denmark. The purpose of this project is to assess the treatment efficacy of a single high dose of psilocybin administered within a protocol of psychological support to patients diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD).

Summary as written by the trial’s own sponsor and published on ClinicalTrials.gov API v2. It is the sponsor’s description, reproduced unedited, not an assessment by this site.

What counts as success

Primary outcome measures

  • Change in percentage of heavy drinking days

    Measured over Baseline to week 12

A trial succeeds or fails on its primary outcome, declared in advance. Everything else it reports is secondary by definition.

Who can take part

Eligibility, as published

20 Years to 70 Years
Ages
All
Sex
Not accepted
Healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria: * Bodyweight of 50-110 kg * AUD according to DSM-5 criteria and alcohol dependence according to ICD-10. * AUD Identification Test (AUDIT) ≥ 15. * ≥ 5 heavy drinking days in the past 28 days prior to inclusion. Exclusion Criteria: * Current or previously diagnosed with any psychotic disorder or bipolar affective disorder. * Immediate family member with a diagnosed psychotic disorder. * History of delirium tremens or alcohol withdrawal seizures. * History of suicide attempt or present suicidal ideation at screening. * Withdrawal symptoms at screening (\>nine on the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised (CIWA-Ar) (43). * Present or former severe neurological disease including trauma with loss of consciousness \> 30 min. * Impaired hepatic function (alanine transaminase \>210/135 units/l men/women) * Cardiovascular disease defined as decompensated heart failure (NYHA class III or IV), unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within the last 12 months or uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>165 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure \>95 mmHg). * Present or former abnormal QTc (\>450/470 ms men/women). * Treatment with disulfiram, naltrexone, acamprosate and nalmefene within 28 days of inclusion. * Treatment with any serotonergic medication or drugs within one month prior inclusion. * Any oOther active substance use disorders (except nicotine) defined as a Drug Use Disorder Identification Test score \>six/two (men/women) and investigator's clinical evaluation. * Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or intend to become pregnant or are not using adequate contraceptive measures considered highly effective (44). * Unable to speak or understand Danish. * Any other condition that the clinician estimates can interfere with trial participation.

Where

1 study site

FacilityCityRegionCountry
Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, Frederiksberg HospitalFrederiksbergDenmark

On the registry

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NCT05416229 on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Last updated in the registry 2026-03-24. Registry records change; this page reflects the data build of 2026-08-25.

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