Psilocybin-assisted Existential, Attachment and RelationaL (PEARL) Therapy for Patients With Advanced Cancer

NCT06416085 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2026-03-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The PEARL Pilot is a phase II open-label trial. Participants will receive a single high-dose (25 mg) of psilocybin in the context of Psilocybin-assisted Existential, Attachment and RelationaL (PEARL) therapy.

Conditions

  • Advanced Cancer
  • Stage IV Solid Tumor Cancer
  • Stage IV Sarcoma of Bone
  • Stage IV Lymphoma
  • Stage IV Melanoma
  • Endocrine Cancer

Interventions

DRUG

Psilocybin

Single high-dose (25mg) capsule of psilocybin taken orally in the context of Psilocybin-assisted Existential, Attachment and RelationaL (PEARL) therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah Hales, MD · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-06
Primary Completion
2026-12-15
Completion
2026-12-15
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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