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CompletedPhase 1

Acute Effects of 2C-B Compared With MDMA and Psilocybin in Healthy Subjects

NCT05523401 · 2C-B · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Closed to entry
Status
Not accepting participants
Phase 1
Phase
24
Target enrolment
1
Study sites
Outside the US

What it is testing

Summary

4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B) is a psychoactive substance with reportedly similar acute effects to both the prototypical empathogen 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy) and the classic psychedelic substance psilocybin (contained in "magic, hallucinogenic mushrooms"). Pharmacologically, MDMA mainly releases serotonin (5-HT) via the serotonin transporter (SERT) and psilocybin mainly acts as direct agonist at 5-HT2A receptors. 2C-B interacts with both the 5-HT2A receptor and SERT which is in line with its reported mixed effects profile. However, scientific studies are lacking. There is an increased interest in psychiatric research on the therapeutic properties of MDMA and psilocybin and also on mixed empathogenic-psychedelic substances.

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

  • Acute subjective effects I

    Measured over 18 months

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

25 Years to 65 Years
Ages
All
Sex
Accepted
Healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 25 and 65 years. * Sufficient understanding of the German language. * Understanding the procedures and the risks that are associated with the study. * Participants must be willing to adhere to the protocol and sign the consent form. * Participants must be willing to refrain from taking illicit psychoactive substances during the study. * Participants must be willing to drink only alcohol-free liquids and no coffee, black or green tea, or energy drink after midnight of the evening before the study session, as well as during the study day. * Participants must be willing not to drive a traffic vehicle or to operate machines within 48 h after substance administration. * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at the beginning of the study. Pregnancy tests are repeated before each study session. * Women of childbearing potential must be willing to use double-barrier birth control. * Body mass index between 18-29kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic or acute medical condition, including a history of seizures. * Current or previous major psychiatric disorder (e.g. psychotic disorders, mania / hypomania, anxiety disorders). * Psychotic or bipolar disorder in first-degree relatives, not including psychotic disorders secondary to an apparent medical reason, e.g. brain injury, dementia, or lesions of the brain. * Hypertension (SBP\>140/90 mmHg) or hypotension (SBP\<85 mmHg) * Ilicit substance use (with the exception of cannabis) more than 20 times or any time within the previous two months * Pregnant or nursing women. * Participation in another clinical trial (currently or within the last 30 days). * Use of medications that may interfere with the effects of the study medications (any psychiatric medications and any medication with known to interact with the study substances). * Tobacco smoking (\>10 cigarettes/day). * Consumption of alcoholic drinks (\>20 drinks / week). * Body weigt \< 45 kg.

Where

1 study site

FacilityCityRegionCountry
University Hospital BaselBaselSwitzerland

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NCT05523401 on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Last updated in the registry 2025-03-05. Registry records change; this page reflects the data build of 2026-08-25.

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