Microdosing LSD in Women With Premenstrual Disorders
NCT07189299 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150
Last updated 2025-09-23
Summary
The investigators aim to investigate the role of the serotonin 2A receptor in women with premenstrual disorders. This study uses a double-blind, randomized, controlled design with 3 arms: Intervention 1: 10 micg LSD for \~10 days during the late luteal phase (for 3 cycles) Intervention 2: 10 micg LSD every other day for \~10 days during the late luteal phase (for 3 cycles) Control intervention: Placebo for \~10 days during the late luteal phase (for 3 cycles) Each participant will be treated in only one arm. The study employs a parallel design with three treatment arms and consists of a two-cycle observational phase followed by a three-cycle treatment phase.
Conditions
- PMS
- PMDD
Interventions
- DRUG
-
LSD 10 μg every Day
Participants will receive 10 μg LSD every day during the luteal phase
- DRUG
-
LSD 10 μg every other day
Participants receive 10μg LSD every second day during the luteal phase
- DRUG
-
Participants receive inactive placebo during the luteal phase
Sponsors & Collaborators
-
Friederike Holze
lead OTHER
Study Design
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Model
- PARALLEL
Eligibility
- Min Age
- 18 Years
- Max Age
- 45 Years
- Sex
- FEMALE
- Healthy Volunteers
- No
Timeline & Regulatory
- Start
- 2025-10-01
- Primary Completion
- 2029-11-01
- Completion
- 2030-01-01
Countries
- Switzerland
Study Locations
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