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RecruitingPhase 2

Outpatient Buprenorphine Induction With Psilocybin for Opioid Use Disorder

NCT06067737 · BIPOD-Out · Johns Hopkins University

Recruiting
Status
Accepting participants
Phase 2
Phase
90
Target enrolment
1
Study sites
1 US states

What it is testing

Summary

This study will examine the effect of a single high dose of psilocybin therapy (30 mg) versus a very low dose (1 mg) as an adjunctive therapy to individuals undergoing standard-of-care outpatient buprenorphine treatment for Opioid use disorder (OUD). The participants will have previously undergone buprenorphine induction before. Effects of adjunctive psilocybin will be determined for longitudinal outcomes of opioid abstinence, compliance with outpatient buprenorphine maintenance, quality of life, and mood.

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

  • Number of Participants Abstinent from Opioid Use

    Measured over Up to 8 weeks

  • Treatment retention

    Measured over 8 weeks

  • Number of Days Illicit Opioids Used

    Measured over 8 weeks

  • Number of Negative Urine Toxicologies

    Measured over Weekly up to 8 weeks

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

21 Years to 70 Years
Ages
All
Sex
Not accepted
Healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 21-70 years * Have given written informed consent * Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 criteria for OUD * No antidepressant medications for approximately 5 half-lives prior to enrollment * Willing to undergo buprenorphine induction, has undergone buprenorphine induction in the past 3 weeks, or are in buprenorphine treatment with ongoing use of other opioids (evidenced by positive urine toxicology for buprenorphine and another opioid at time of screen) * Reports previous buprenorphine maintenance * Urine toxicology positive for an opioid * Has access to stable housing * Can read, write, and speak English fluently * Be judged by study team clinicians to be at low risk for suicidality * Have limited recent use of classic psychedelics (no use in the past year). * Expresses a desire for sustained recovery from disordered opioid use. Exclusion Criteria: General medical exclusion criteria: * Women who are pregnant, nursing, or not practicing an effective means of birth control * Cardiovascular conditions: hypertension with resting blood pressure systolic \>139 or diastolic \>89, angina, heart rate \> 99, a clinically significant ECG abnormality (e.g., atrial fibrillation, QTc \> 450), transient ischemic attack (TIA) in the last 6 months, stroke, peripheral or pulmonary vascular disease, cardiac valvulopathy * Epilepsy * Insulin-dependent diabetes; if taking oral hypoglycemic agent, then no history of hypoglycemia * Currently taking on a daily basis any medications (including herbal substances and supplements) with a central nervous system effect on serotonin, including serotonin-reuptake inhibitors and monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors. * For individuals who have intermittent or as needed (PRN) use of such medications, psilocybin sessions will not be conducted until at least 5 half-lives of the agent have elapsed after the last dose. * Currently taking efavirenz, Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors such as disulfiram (Antabuse), Alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitors, or UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT)1A9 inhibitors or UGT1A10 inhibitors such as phenytoin, regorafenib, eltrombopag. * Currently taking methadone or naltrexone. * Currently on longstanding buprenorphine maintenance (3+ weeks post-induction) * Naïve to buprenorphine * Reports of significant adverse events (severe withdrawal, medical complications, hospitalization) during previous buprenorphine induction(s). * Unable or unwilling to discontinue acid-reducing agents or major metabolizing enzyme inhibitors for 5-half lives prior to the experimental dosing session. * Have a seizure disorder, multiple sclerosis, history of significant head trauma, central nervous system (CNS) tumor, movement disorders or any neurodegenerative condition. * Morbidly obese (\>100 lbs above ideal body weight, or Body Mass Index (BMI) \>=40, or BMI \>=35 with high blood pressure or diabetes) * Body weight \< 45 kg * Be judged by a study team clinician to be at risk for moderate or severe alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal. * Allergic to buprenorphine * For blood samples, the following lab values will be exclusionary: transaminases greater than x2 the upper limit of normal lab reference range, hemoglobin less than 11 g/d, and creatinine clearance \< 40 ml/min using the Cockraft and Gault equation. Psychiatric Exclusion Criteria: * Current or past history of meeting DSM-5 criteria for Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorder (unless substance-induced or due to a medical condition), Bipolar I or II Disorder or Major Depression with psychotic features. * Have a first or second degree relative with schizophrenia, psychotic disorder (unless substance induced or due to a medical condition), or bipolar I or II disorder.

Where

1 study site

FacilityCityRegionCountry
Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness ResearchBaltimoreMarylandUnited States

On the registry

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NCT06067737 on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Last updated in the registry 2026-07-17. Registry records change; this page reflects the data build of 2026-08-25.

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