Safety and Tolerability Trial of Psilocybin in Healthy Older Adults

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65-85
SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Denver

About this trial

This study plans to learn more about the safety and tolerability of psychedelic administration (psilocybin) in healthy older adults ages 65-85.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Aged 65-85 years & be male, female, or non-binary

Generally healthy

Have an identified support person

Capacity to Consent

Disqualifiers

Unstable medical condition

Risk for hypertensive crisis (screening blood pressure >140/90 mmHg)

Significant central nervous system (CNS) pathology

Primary psychotic or affective psychotic disorders

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Psilocybin (Usona Institute)

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Colorado, Denver

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborator

Emory University

Collaborator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Collaborator

NYU Langone Health

Collaborator

University of Nebraska

Collaborator