Exploring Mechanisms of Action in MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD
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Official title
Exploring Mechanisms of Action of ±3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)- Assisted Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Brief summary
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The goal of this observational sub-study is to provide information on how MDMA-assisted therapy affects the brain and body of people with chronic PTSD. The main question it aims to answer is: Is PTSD symptom reduction associated with changes in heart rate variability and brain activity? Participants from the MP-8 study will be invited to enroll in this sub-study where they will undergo an fMRI brain scan and other measurements of body function.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02102802
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 10 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 31, 2013
- Primary completion
- Aug 2, 2015
- Completion
- Aug 2, 2015
- Last update posted
- Nov 4, 2024
2014 – 2015
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of Michael Mithoefer | Mt. Pleasant | South Carolina | 29464-4345 | — |
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- Last update posted Nov 4, 2024 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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