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RecruitingPhase 3

A Study of a Deuterated Psilocin Analog (CYB003) in Humans With Major Depressive Disorder

NCT06793397 · EMBRACE · Cybin IRL Limited

Recruiting
Status
Accepting participants
Phase 3
Phase
330
Target enrolment
68
Study sites
17 US states

What it is testing

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy, safety and tolerability of CYB003 compared to matching placebo as adjunctive treatment in patients with MDD. For more information about the EMBRACE study, including participating study locations, and to register your interest in learning more about participation, please visit the study website: https://embrace-mdd-trial.com/

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

  • Montgomery-Asberg Depression Scale (MADRS)

    Measured over Screening Day-45, Baseline, Day -1, Day 21, Day 42, Day 63 and Day 84/End of Trial.

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

18 Years to 85 Years
Ages
All
Sex
Not accepted
Healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria: Participants must meet all the following criteria to be included in the trial: * Age18 to 85 years. * Participant has a diagnosis of MDD (single or recurrent episode as defined by DSM-5 TR \[if single episode, duration of ≥4 weeks and ≤24 months\] and established as per evaluation by the Investigator. The first MDD episode must have occurred prior to age 60. * Moderate to severe depression at Screening and Baseline, independently confirmed. * Participants have been on a stable dose of antidepressant medication (label specified) at an adequate dose in the last 4 weeks prior to Screening and has had an inadequate response (less than 50% improvement), as judged by the Investigator. * Participant has a body mass index (BMI) of 40 kg/m2 or less (BMI ≤40 kg/m2), inclusive, at Screening. * Participant is able to refrain from nicotine use during the dosing session (up to 8 hours). * Participants capable of producing sperm must use a condom plus spermicide during the trial and for 12 weeks after their final dose of trial medication, if their partner is a person of childbearing potential. * Participants of childbearing potential who have a partner capable of producing sperm must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception in combination with the use of a condom plus spermicide during the trial and for 12 weeks after their final dose of trial medication. Such participants must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening and Day 1 prior to dosing. * Participants of non-childbearing potential who are or were capable of producing eggs (ova) must have been postmenopausal or permanently sterile following hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy. * Participants have provided written informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria Participants with any of the following characteristics/conditions will be excluded from trial participation: * Current or previously diagnosed schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizotypal disorder, schizophreniform disorder, brief psychotic disorder, current or previous history of bipolar disorder, or current borderline personality disorder. * Participants with a medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will be excluded if currently taking medication for ADHD. * Family history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder type 1 (first-degree relatives). * Significant suicide risk within the past 6 months, during the Screening Period, or at Baseline; or (b) suicidal behaviors within 12 months of Screening; or (c) clinical assessment of significant suicidal risk during clinical interview; or (d) non-suicidal self-injury within 12 months of Screening. * Current or previous diagnosis of treatment-resistant MDD, defined as failure to respond to 2 or more antidepressant treatments of 2 different classes given at an adequate dose (label specified) for an adequate duration as judged by the Investigator and clinical interview. * Has had electroconvulsive treatment, transcranial magnetic stimulation, deep brain stimulation, or vagal nerve stimulation for any episode of MDD in the last 6 months. * Currently receiving a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, tricyclic antidepressants, mirtazapine, trazodone, moclobemide, buspirone, or an antipsychotic or mood stabilizer. Note: if receiving these medications are for another indication, they must be discontinued ≥ 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to Day 1. * Participant report of (or if available in medical record) exposure to psilocin, or 5-HT2a receptor agonists, or any other psychedelics, such as ayahuasca, mescaline, lysergic acid diethylamide, peyote, or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, more than 10 times over the participant's lifetime or any psychedelic use within 12 months prior to Screening. * Participant report of (or if available in medical record) treatment with ketamine or S-ketamine use within 6 months prior to Screening. * Clinically relevant history of abnormal physical health interfering with the trial (including but not limited to, neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal \[including dyspepsia or gastroesophageal reflux disease\], hepatic, or renal disorder). * Has hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, unless controlled on appropriate medication. * Current diagnosis of uncontrolled hypertension or an arrhythmia, or clinically relevant abnormal results for heart rate. * Participants have a presence or relevant history of organic brain disorders. * Participant is taking or has taken OTC doses of 5-HTP or St John's Wort within prior to trial medication administration. * Donation of blood or plasma within 4 weeks prior to first dosing and until 4 weeks after final dosing. * Participants capable of producing sperm who will not abstain from sperm donation between first dosing and 12 weeks after final dosing. * Participants of childbearing potential who are pregnant, breastfeeding, planning to conceive or unwilling to abstain from egg (ova) donation between first dosing and 12 weeks after final dosing. * History of serotonin syndrome. * Unwilling to consent to audio and video recording of psychological support and dosing sessions.

Where

68 study sites

FacilityCityRegionCountry
UAB Psychiatry and Behavioral NeurologyBirminghamAlabamaUnited States
Lighthouse PsychiatryGilbertArizonaUnited States
Pillar Clinical Research - Little RockLittle RockArkansasUnited States
Behavioral Research Specialists, LLCGlendaleCaliforniaUnited States
Sun Valley Research CenterImperialCaliforniaUnited States
CalNeuro Research GroupLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited States
ATP Clinical ResearchOrangeCaliforniaUnited States
NRC Research InstituteOrangeCaliforniaUnited States
Inland Psychiatric Medical Group Inc (IPMG Research)San Juan CapistranoCaliforniaUnited States
Psychedelic Science InstituteSanta MonicaCaliforniaUnited States
Stanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUnited States
Yale School of Medicine - Yale Program for Psychedelic ScienceNew HavenConnecticutUnited States
CNS HealthcareJacksonvilleFloridaUnited States
Accel Research Sites - MaitlandMaitlandFloridaUnited States
Aqualane Clinical ResearchNaplesFloridaUnited States
Emory University Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral StudiesAtlantaGeorgiaUnited States
Psych AtlantaMariettaGeorgiaUnited States
Rush UniversityChicagoIllinoisUnited States
Tandem Clinical ResearchMarreroLouisianaUnited States
Atlas PsychiatryNew OrleansLouisianaUnited States
Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUnited States
Institute for Integrative TherapiesEden PrairieMinnesotaUnited States
Bio Behavioral HealthToms RiverNew JerseyUnited States
New York State Psychiatric InstituteNew YorkNew YorkUnited States
SP Research PLLCOklahoma CityOklahomaUnited States
Adams Clinical PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUnited States
Flourish Research PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUnited States
Austin Clinical Trial PartnersAustinTexasUnited States
North Texas Clinical TrialsFort WorthTexasUnited States
Brain Health Consultants and TMS CenterHoustonTexasUnited States
Flourish Research San AntonioSan AntonioTexasUnited States
Core Clinical ResearchEverettWashingtonUnited States
Seattle Neuropsychiatric Treatment CenterSeattleWashingtonUnited States
Royal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdownNew South WalesAustralia
Thompson Brain & Mind Healthcare (TBMH)MaroochydoreQueenslandAustralia
Ramsay ClinicMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
Neurocentrix ResearchMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
Monash University - Notting HillNotting HillVictoriaAustralia
Institute of neuropsychiatric Care (INEP)PragueCzechia
Psyon s.r.o.PragueCzechia
A-SHINE s.r.o.PředměstíCzechia
Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des SaarlandesHomburgSaarlandGermany
Charité Universitaetsmedizin BerlinBerlinGermany
University Hospital FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
Central Institute of Mental HealthMannheimGermany
Eginitio HospitalAthensGreece
Attikon University HospitalAthensGreece
Papageorgiou General HospitalThessalonikiGreece
Sheaf House - Tallaght Adult Mental Health ServiceDublinIreland
La Nua Day Hospital Mental Health CentreGalwayIreland
Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny W BiałymstokuBialystokPoland
Promente - Centrum Neurologii i Psychogeriatrii w BydgoszczyBydgoszczPoland
UCKGdanskPoland
Centrum Badan Klinicznych PI-House Sp. z o.oGdanskPoland
MTZ Clinical Research Powered by PratiaWarsawPoland
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology of CNSWarsawPoland
Cambridge University Hospital NHSCambridgeUnited Kingdom
Clerkenwell Health - DoncasterDoncasterUnited Kingdom
NHS Research ScotlandEdinburghUnited Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth University HospitalGlasgowUnited Kingdom
St Pancras Clinical ResearchLondonUnited Kingdom
King's College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
Clerkenwell Health - Welbeck StreetLondonUnited Kingdom
Re:Cognition HealthLondonUnited Kingdom
Clerkenwell Health - Baker StreetLondonUnited Kingdom
Edwardson Building - Campus for Ageing and VitalityNewcastle upon TyneUnited Kingdom
Ascend Clinical ResearchReadingUnited Kingdom
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation TrustSheffieldUnited Kingdom

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

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