The study investigates two groups of participants of the SÄPT therapist's training starting in October 2022. The overall objective is to investigate the risks and benefits of personal experience (PE) with substance-induced altered states of consciousness for physicians or psychotherapists in the context of a training course for substance-assisted therapy. Specifically, the study aims to assess changes in therapeutic attitude and other factors important in interactions between patients and therapists (such as empathy and cognitive flexibility).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
* MDMA per os (2 x 100mg) in a group setting * LSD per os (75 and 150 mcg) in a 1:1 setting * Psilocybin per os (15 mg and 25 mg) in a group setting * Three study days are without drug administration: Participants experience the role of the therapist in a 1:1 setting
University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
TASC-2 scale
The primary endpoint is changes on the TASC-2 scale of the Therapeutic attitude questionnaire (ThAT)
Time frame: Three weeks after last PE
semi-structured interview
A semi-structured interview will be used to explore the range of effects and systematically collect and record subjective effects of the personal experience
Time frame: Five months after last PE
TASC-2 scale
TASC-2 scale of the Therapeutic attitude questionnaire (ThAT)
Time frame: Three weeks after each PE and six months after last PE
SOCS-S
Compassion with self
Time frame: Three weeks after each PE and six months after last PE
SPCS-O
Compassion with others
Time frame: Three weeks after each PE and six months after last PE
SPF/IRI
Empathy questionnaire
Time frame: Three weeks after each PE and six months after last PE
5D-ASC
5 dimensions of altered states of consciousness questionnaire
Time frame: Directly after each PE
CEQ
Challenging experience questionnaire
Time frame: Directly after each PE
APEQ
Acceptance /avoidance-promoting experiences questionnaire
Time frame: Directly after each PE
PIQ
Psychological insights questionnaire
Time frame: Directly after each PE
CSOWD
Connectedness scale
Time frame: Directly after each PE
EBI
Emotional breakthrough inventory
Time frame: Directly after each PE
BFW/E
Berner Subjective Well-Being questionnaire
Time frame: Three weeks after each PE and six months after last PE
PEQ
Persisting effects questionnaire
Time frame: Three weeks after each PE and six months after last PE
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