The goal of this study is to learn how psychedelics may help symptoms of depression and anxiety. Participants with major depressive disorder experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety will receive one dose of either a drug related to psilocybin or a placebo. Assessments include interviews, self-report questionnaires, EEG and fMRI to measure symptoms and brain function.
Many patients with MDD do not respond or have an incomplete response to treatment with currently available antidepressants. The use of psychedelics (e.g. psilocybin) is being investigated as a new approach to improve depressive symptomatology, however their mechanism of action is still not well understood. Psilocin is the active metabolite of psilocybin responsible for the psychedelic effects of the parent compound. CYB003 is a synthetic, deuterated isotopomer of psilocin, being developed by Cybin for the treatment of MDD. The study will investigate the changes in brain activity, connectivity, and microstructural neuroplasticity assessed using electroencephalography (EEG)/electromyography (EMG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)/ diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) after administration of one oral dose of CYB003. Up to 40 participants will be enrolled and randomized into two groups: one receiving 16 mg of CYB003, and one group receiving placebo. Psychological support will be provided before, during and after the administration session. Assessments performed at Baseline and on Day 2 and Day 21 after administration will include EEG/EMG, MRI, clinician (MADRS, HAM-A, C-SSRS) scales and self-report questionnaires to assess depression and anxiety symptoms, cognitive testing, self-report questionnaires to evaluate the psychedelic effects of CYB003 administration, and blood draw of the Gsα-AC biomarker assay.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
40
The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Changes in parameter estimate of regional brain activity measured by fMRI after one dose of CYB003 in participants with MDD and anxiety
Change in Blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) fMRI signal after task comparing CYB003 group and placebo group
Time frame: Between Baseline and Time point 24 hours and 21 days post-Investigational Product or placebo
Changes in region-to-region connectivity measured by fMRI after one dose of CYB003 in patients with depression and anxiety
Changes in resting state activity of brain areas comparing CYB003 group and placebo group
Time frame: Between Baseline and Time point 24 hours and 21 days post-Investigational Product or placebo
Changes in event related potentials (ERP) after one dose of CYB003 in participants with MDD and anxiety
Change in ERP as assessed by Electroencephalography (EEG) after task comparing CYB003 group and placebo group
Time frame: Between Baseline and Time point 24 hours and 21 days post-Investigational Product or placebo.
Changes in acoustic startle electromyographic (EMG) response after one dose of CYB003 in patients with depression and anxiety
Changes in acoustic startle magnitude measured by EMG after task comparing CYB003 group and placebo group
Time frame: Between Baseline and Time point 24 hours and 21 days post-Investigational Product or placebo.
Effect of CYB003 on depression symptoms
Changes of Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score comparing CYB003 group and placebo group. Score varies between 0 and 60 with highest scores indicating more severe depression.
Time frame: Between Baseline and Time point 24 hours and 21 days post-Investigational Product administration or placebo
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Effect of CYB003 on anxiety symptoms
Changes of Hamilton Anxiety (HAM-A) scale score comparing CYB003 group and placebo group. Score varies between 0 and 56 with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety
Time frame: Between Baseline to 24 hours and 21 days post-Investigational Product administration or placebo
Effects of CYB003 on Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) self-report questionnaire of depression
Changes of PHQ-9 total and individual item scores comparing CYB003 group and placebo group. Scores vary between 0 and 27 with higher scores indicating higher levels of depression.
Time frame: Between Baseline to 24 hours and 21 days post-Investigational Product administration or placebo
Effects of CYB003 on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) self-report questionnaire of depression
Changes of BDI II total and individual item scores comparing CYB003 group and placebo group. Scores vary between 0 and 63 with higher scores indicating more severe depression
Time frame: Between Baseline to 24 hours and 21 days post-Investigational Product administration or placebo
Effects of CYB003 on Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)-7 self-report questionnaire of anxiety
Changes of GAD-7 total scores comparing CYB003 group and placebo group. Scores vary between 0 and 21 with higher scores indicating more severe anxiety
Time frame: etween Baseline to 24 hours and 21 days post- Investigational Product administration