Study Title
A Randomized Trial of MDMA-Assisted Cognitive-Behavioural Conjoint Therapy (CBCT) versus CBCT in Dyads in Which One Member has Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Number of participants to be enrolled
30 pairs (60 total participants)
Sponsor
Remedy Institute
Sponsor Representative: Kim McDonald-Taylor
Principal Investigator:
Paul Uy, MD
Remedy Institute
Sub-Investigators
Candice Monson, PhD, Nellie Health
Anne Wagner, PhD, Remedy Institute
Michael Mithoefer, MD
Annie Mithoefer, BSN, MAPS Public Benefit Corporation
Jeremy Riva-Cambrin, MD, Remedy Institute
Hera Schlagintweit, PhD, Remedy Institute
Jenna Traynor, PhD, McLean Hospital & Remedy Institute
Alison Bruni, MD, Remedy Institute
This study is funded by a not-for-profit organization, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
The study will take place at Remedy (201-703 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON), and has been reviewed and approved by the WCG IRB (20234243).
This study is registered on clinical trials.gov (https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06044675)
This is a study to examine the usefulness of combining MDMA with a well-researched type of psychotherapy specifically for posttraumatic stress disorder called Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy. If you and your close significant other are deemed eligible, you both will go through a screening appointment by phone, then will meet with study staff for a thorough review of the study procedures prior to enrollment. There will also be assessments with a qualified researcher and a medical doctor that take place around this time to confirm eligibility. If you are enrolled, you and your close significant other will be randomized to one of two conditions, the MDMA with CBCT condition or the CBCT-only condition. Participation in this study will include meeting with study therapists for 7 2-3 hour long CBCT sessions for the CBCT-only condition with an additional 2 full-day CBCT+MDMA sessions in the MDMA with CBCT condition. Participants randomized to the CBCT-only condition will have the option to complete 2 MDMA and integration sessions 3 months after they’ve completed their therapy. Participants will complete questionnaires and meet with qualified researchers who will ask questions about their symptoms before they start the study, halfway through the study, and 1-2 weeks and 3 months after treatment ends.
Please fill out this form to see if you initially qualify for participation in our study.
The below website questionnaire responses are stored on a secure Remedy Institute cloud drive. Only the study staff will have access to your responses.