Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:00 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:00 AM
NCT ID:
NCT06565494
Brief Summary:
This open-label, proof-of-concept pilot study will assess the efficacy and safety of midomafetamine (MDMA) - assisted therapy (AT) for participants diagnosed with pathological narcissism. As all participants will be allocated to a single group assignment, there will be no blinding, randomization, or comparator treatment. Participants will have a screening visit, a preparation period of 3 visits, a treatment period receiving MDMA-AT at 3 monthly visits, a 6 month follow up period coming in at one week, one month, three months and six months after last treatment visit.
Detailed Description:
This open-label, proof-of-concept pilot study will assess the efficacy and safety of midomafetamine- assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for participants diagnosed with pathological narcissism. As all participants will be allocated to a single group assignment, there will be no blinding, randomization, or comparator treatment.
Up to 12 participants will be enrolled. Each participant will have 2 informants, one family member and one psychotherapist.
The visit schedule for each participant will be comprised of the following:
* Screening Period: phone screen, visit screen, informed consent, eligibility assessment, and enrollment invitation to eligible participants;
* Preparation Period: medication tapering, three Preparation Sessions, Baseline assessments, Enrollment Confirmation;
* Treatment Period: three monthly Experimental Sessions and nine associated Integration Sessions over \~12 weeks;
* Follow-up Period and Study Termination: four Follow-up Visits at one week, one month, three months and six months after the final Integration Session to collect clinical outcome measures; Study Termination will happen at the last Follow-up Visit.
The treatment (MDMA-AT) consists 3 Preparation sessions followed by 3 Experimental sessions at 4-week intervals; after each Experimental session, 3 weekly Integration sessions will be conducted. For the first Experimental Session, the dose of MDMA is 80 mg; for the second and third Experimental Sessions, the dose of MDMA is 120 mg. For all three Experimental sessions, a supplemental dose of 50% of the initial dose will be available. The Preparation, Experimental, and Integration Sessions will involve psychotherapy developed specifically for this trial and population.
Study:
NCT06565494
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06565494