Psilocybin Microdosing on Cognition, Mood and Quality of Life

NCT07449351 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-03-31

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Summary

This study is being conducted to evaluate how of 30 days of intermittently microdosed psilocybin affects mood, cognition, subjective well-being and structural/functional MRI results compared to a placebo. Investigators hypothesize that compared to placebo, 30 days of intermittently microdosed psilocybin will produce observable changes in mood, cognition, subjective well-being and MRI, in the absence of psychedelic experiences.

Conditions

  • Psychedelic Microdosing Effects on Mood, Cognition, Subjective Well-being and MRI

Interventions

DRUG

Psliocybin

2.0mg powdered psilocybin derived from Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms, in capsules, provided three times weekly for four weeks

DRUG

Placebo

0mg matching capsules, provided three times weekly for four weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hartford HealthCare

    collaborator OTHER
  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Godfrey Pearlson, MD · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-01
Primary Completion
2028-04-01
Completion
2028-04-01
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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