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Psilocybin Combined With Multidisciplinary Palliative Care in Demoralized Cancer Survivors With Chronic Pain

CompletedPhase 1NCT05506982
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

This phase I trial evaluates the side effects of psilocybin and how well it works under supportive care conditions in cancer survivors living with demoralization and chronic pain. Cancer patients often experience demoralization, which is characterized by feelings of hopelessness, loss of meaning, and existential distress. Psilocybin psychotherapy, together with multidisciplinary palliative and supportive care, may help treat the anxiety, depression, and chronic pain felt by cancer survivors - defined here as cancer patients from time of diagnosis through the end-of-life.

Study details

Official title
The Safety, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Psilocybin Combined With Multidisciplinary Palliative Care in Demoralized Cancer Survivors With Chronic Pain (P-PC)
Conditions
  • Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
  • Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Sponsor
Emory University
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Start date
2022-11-01
Primary completion
2024-04-25
Sex
All
Age range
from 26 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
2

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent form (ICF) * Diagnosis of solid or liquid cancer made \>= 1 year at any stage in cancer survivorship (specifically, active cancer treatment or no cancer-directed therapy either in clinical remission or with advanced disease) * Prognosis of greater than six months as determined by their primary oncologist * Moderate-to-severe demoralization (score of \>= 10 on the Demoralization Scale-II \[DS-II\]) * Chronic pain (pain lasting \> 3 months) per patient report and score of \>= 5 for average pain level on Brief Pain Inventory * Age \>= 26 years old and ≤85 years old * Availability of a friend or family member into whose care the participant can be released following the drug administration session Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Women of childbearing potential (i.e., not permanently sterilized, not postmenopausal) who decline to use a highly effective dual contraceptive method for the duration of the study. Dual contraceptive method use is defined by a use a barrier contraceptive in addition to another method to prevent pregnancy, including sterilization, hormonal methods, intrauterine devices, and hormonal pills. * Age \< 26 years old and \> 85 years old * Poor functional status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group \[ECOG\] score of \>= 2) * Major cognitive impairment as determined by principal investigator * Non-fluency in the English language * Personal history of a psychotic disorder or Bipolar disorder type I/II * Active suicidal ideation with intent in the last 3 months (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale suicidal ideation score \> 3) or any suicide attempt in the past year * Current substance use disorder (i.e., present in last six months), of greater than mild severity as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) * History of a seizure disorder in adulthood * Active central nervous system (CNS) metastases or symptomatic CNS infection * Uncontrolled hypertension (mean blood pressure (mmHg) exceeding 139 systolic and 89 diastolic) and heart rate exceeding 90 beats per minute * Clinically significant cardiovascular disease (coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmia, or QTc\>450ms) * Supplemental oxygen requirement * Body mass index =\< 18 * Renal insufficiency as evidenced by creatinine clearance (CrCl) \< 30 mL/min * Concomitant use of drugs known to interact with psilocybin (probenecid, diclofenac) * Consistent use of serotonergic drugs…

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05506982