Trial Outcomes & Findings for Effects of Drugs on Responses to Brain and Emotional Processes (NCT NCT04053036)

NCT ID: NCT04053036

Last Updated: 2024-11-25

Results Overview

Participants will complete an affective touch task during which time they will rate pleasantness of touch on a scale of -10 to +10 using an analog scale. Higher ratings indicate greater pleasantness.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Target enrollment

22 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

1.5 hrs after drug or placebo administration.

Results posted on

2024-11-25

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Placebo Then MDMA
Participants first receive placebo at their first session in the laboratory. Then will return to the laboratory 72 hours later and will receive MDMA (1.5 mg/kg) MDMA: Participants will be given 1.5mg/kg of MDMA Placebo oral tablet: Participants will be given a placebo capsule that will only contain lactose.
MDMA Then Placebo
Participants first receive MDMA (1.5 mg/kg) at their first session in the laboratory. Then will return to the laboratory 72 hours later and will receive placebo. MDMA: Participants will be given 1.5mg/kg of MDMA Placebo oral tablet: Participants will be given a placebo capsule that will only contain lactose.
Overall Study
STARTED
11
11
Overall Study
COMPLETED
11
11
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Effects of Drugs on Responses to Brain and Emotional Processes

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Placebo Then MDMA
n=11 Participants
Participants first receive placebo at their first session in the laboratory. Then will return to the laboratory 72 hours later and will receive MDMA (1.5 mg/kg) MDMA: Participants will be given 1.5mg/kg of MDMA Placebo oral tablet: Participants will be given a placebo capsule that will only contain lactose.
MDMA Then Placebo
n=11 Participants
Participants first receive MDMA (1.5 mg/kg) at their first session in the laboratory. Then will return to the laboratory 72 hours later and will receive placebo. MDMA: Participants will be given 1.5mg/kg of MDMA Placebo oral tablet: Participants will be given a placebo capsule that will only contain lactose.
Total
n=22 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
22 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
5 Participants
n=7 Participants
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
8 Participants
n=5 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
11 participants
n=5 Participants
11 participants
n=7 Participants
22 participants
n=5 Participants
High School Education
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
22 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 1.5 hrs after drug or placebo administration.

Participants will complete an affective touch task during which time they will rate pleasantness of touch on a scale of -10 to +10 using an analog scale. Higher ratings indicate greater pleasantness.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=22 Participants
Placebo oral tablet: Participants were given a placebo capsule that only contained lactose.
MDMA
n=22 Participants
Participants first received MDMA (1.5 mg/kg) in a capsule
Change in Responses to Affective Touch
3.01 units on a scale
Standard Deviation .7
4.06 units on a scale
Standard Deviation .5

Adverse Events

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

MDMA

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Harriet de Wit

University of Chicago

Phone: 7737023560

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place