Inhaled DMT for Major Depressive Disorder
NCT07562191 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140
Last updated 2026-05-01
Summary
This Phase 2b, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled clinical trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of inhaled N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in adults with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
The study will test whether inhaled DMT can rapidly reduce depressive symptoms and suicide risk compared with a low-dose active comparator. A total of 140 participants will be randomized 1:1 to receive either 15 mg followed 1 hour later by 60 mg of inhaled DMT, or 1 mg followed 1 hour later by 4 mg of inhaled DMT.
Participants who do not achieve remission at Day 7 will enter an open-label extension and receive a high-dose DMT session on Day 14 (±3 days). All participants will be followed for up to 12 months to evaluate the durability of response, safety, functioning, and quality of life.
Conditions
- MDD
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Major Depression
- Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide
Interventions
- DRUG
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N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (15 mg + 60 mg)
Inhaled N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) administered via a Volcano Medic 2 vaporizer in two inhalations 1 hour apart, using a high-dose regimen (15 mg + 60 mg).
- DRUG
-
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (1 mg + 4 mg)
Inhaled N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) administered via a Volcano Medic 2 vaporizer in two inhalations 1 hour apart, using a low-dose regimen (1 mg + 4 mg).
Sponsors & Collaborators
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Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos
collaborator OTHER -
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
lead OTHER
Study Design
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Model
- PARALLEL
Eligibility
- Min Age
- 18 Years
- Sex
- ALL
- Healthy Volunteers
- No
Timeline & Regulatory
- Start
- 2026-08-01
- Primary Completion
- 2027-02-01
- Completion
- 2027-08-01
Countries
- Brazil
Study Locations
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