Ayahuasca, Esketamine and PTSD

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorUniversity of Sao Paulo

About this trial

Double-blind, randomized trial comparing a single dose of oral ayahuasca or esketamine in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

posttraumatic stress disorder

Disqualifiers

psychiatric and other medical comorbidities

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ayahuasca

    Drug

    oral ayahuasca

  • Esketamine

    Drug

    oral esketamine

Treatment groups

10 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: AyahuascaExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: esketamineActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5

higher scores mean a worse outcome

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 3 weeks

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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