Participants with IBS (all subtypes) and with no exclusionary comorbid psychiatric or medical disorders will be enrolled in the study. This study will involve a randomized waitlist control design to investigate the rapid and sustained effects of TRP-8802 following two experimental sessions in which an oral dose of TRP-8802 is administered to participants with IBS. The study will include clinician and participant ratings of depression and anxiety pre- and post-drug-session, monitor and participant ratings of subjective drug effects during and after each drug session. This study comprises approximately a 28-day screening period (Days 28 to 1). After screening and enrollment, participants will be randomized to an immediate treatment group or a delayed treatment group ("waitlist control" condition). Participants in the immediate treatment group will proceed directly into three weeks of baseline and preparation (Days 1 to 18), a 2-dose administration period (Days 22 and 37), integration (Days 23, 30, 38, and 45), the End of Therapy (EOT) visit (Day 52). Participants in the delayed treatment group will wait 8 weeks after enrollment before beginning the study interventions and neuroimaging assessments. As a safety precaution, participants in the delayed treatment group will be assessed weekly via telephone calls or in-person visits during the wait period (i.e., telephone assessments during post-randomization weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; in-person assessment during post-randomization week 8) to assess suicide risk to determine if intervention is warranted. During week 8, IBS symptoms will also be assessed. At the end of the delay period, all participants in the delayed treatment group will complete the same intervention as the participants in the immediate treatment group. Validated and commonly used assessment tools will be used to evaluate symptoms at baseline and repeatedly after each session. The weekly average of worst daily pain score and weekly stool frequency and consistency for the 7 days immediately prior to EOT visit will be assessed for change from baseline and at the 3-, 6 , and 12- month follow-up visits (Days 120, 240, 365).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
14
Participants will receive one dose of 25 mg of oral psilocybin on the first dosing day and a second dose of 25mg oral psilocybin on the second dosing day. TRP 8802 will be administered in a comfortable setting under the guidance of the same two therapists from the preparation period. Participants will have an in-person study visit following the resolution of the psychoactive effects of the psilocybin (as determined by the therapists in discussion with the participant) to ensure participant's safety and comfort.
Participants will receive one dose of 25 mg of oral psilocybin on the first dosing day and a second dose of 25mg oral psilocybin on the second dosing day. TRP 8802 will be administered in a comfortable setting under the guidance of the same two therapists from the preparation period. Participants will have an in-person study visit following the resolution of the psychoactive effects of the psilocybin (as determined by the therapists in discussion with the participant) to ensure participant's safety and comfort.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events - Hypertension
Incidence of dosing episodes resulting in patient's blood pressure \>200 systolic or \>110 diastolic for more than 15 minutes (i.e. 4 consecutive readings)
Time frame: Immediately after the intervention
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events - Abuse-Related Psychological Events
Presence of "severe" or "extremely severe" (as measured by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale \[BPRS\] hallucinations, psychosis, changes in mood, impaired cognition, attention, psychomotor effects, or inappropriate affect. Note: minimum-maximum scale on BPRS = 0-7, higher score = more severe outcome.
Time frame: Immediately after the intervention
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events - EKG QT Prolongation
Incidence of prolonged QTc (\>460ms for women and \>450 for men) after receiving at least one dose of psilocybin
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 4 months
Stool consistency
For patients with IBS-Diarrhea (IBS-D), stool consistency as measured by the Bristol Stool Form Scale will be assessed. Patients will answer daily diaries via email about their stooling habits throughout the study. A Stool Consistency Weekly Responder will be defined as a patient who experiences a 50 percent or greater reduction in the number of days per week with at least one stool that has a consistency of Type 6 or 7 compared with baseline. For patients with IBS-Mixed (IBS-M), bowel function improvement will not be an endpoint. Note: Bristol Stool Form Scale range 1-7, higher number = looser stool.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 4 months
Stool frequency
For IBS-Constipation (IBS-C), stool frequency as measured by number of complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBMs) per week, as recorded by daily stool diaries.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 4 months
Abdominal pain
Patients will answer a daily diary prompt (delivered via email) about their worst daily (in the past 24 hours) abdominal pain. This will be summarized as the weekly average of worst daily abdominal pain score of ≥ 3.0 on a 0 to 10 point scale, with 10 being more severe pain.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 4 months
Anxiety and depression
Changes in co-morbid anxiety and depression (as measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale \[HADS\]). This tool is well-validated in populations with comorbid somatic illness. A HADS anxiety or depression subscore of 11 or greater indicates likely presence of the respective mood disorder. Range 0-21, higher score = more severe.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 4 months
Severity of IBS
The IBS-Severity Scoring System (IBS-SSS) will be used to generate a summative score incorporating measures of pain, distension, bowel dysfunction and quality of life/global well-being. The maximum (most severe) score is 500, with severe cases scoring \> 300. Range 0-500, higher = more severe
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 4 months
GI symptom-specific anxiety
The Visceral Sensitivity Index (VSI) will be used to measure GI-specific anxiety, including the constructs of worry, fear, vigilance, sensitivity, and avoidance. Range 0-75, higher = more severe
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 4 months
Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C)
The PGI-C is a questionnaire that gauges the participant's response to medical interventions using a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 to 7 with 1 being "very much improved" and 7 being "very much worse" and has been used in many pain clinical trials. Range 1 -7, higher = more severe
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 4 months
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