Clinical trial • Phase III • Psychiatry

DEUPSILOCIN BESILATE for Major depressive disorder

Phase III trial of DEUPSILOCIN BESILATE for Major depressive disorder. 391 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Psychiatry
Trial Disease
Major depressive disorder
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
14-05-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
02-09-2025

Trial design

Phase III trial in Greece, Poland, Ireland and others.

Target Sample Size
391
Trial Duration For Participant
43

Eligibility

Recruits 391 The trial marks participants as a vulnerable population (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true) because they have Major Depressive Disorder. Written informed consent is required from the participant (see inclusion criterion: "Participant has provided written informed consent..."). Audio/video recording of psychological support and dosing sessions requires explicit consent (exclusion criterion: unwillingness to consent to audio and video recording is an exclusion). Country-specific ICFs and related participant information documents are provided (multiple ICF and pregnancy follow-up ICF documents listed). No assent procedures or minor (under-18) consent arrangements are described in the provided materials..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Participants of childbearing potential who have a positive urine test and, subsequently, confirmatory serum pregnancy test at the Baseline (the EOT Visit in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial), OR any time in the trial, OR planning to conceive, OR unwilling to abstain from egg (ova) donation until 12 weeks after final dosing
Vulnerable Population
The trial marks participants as a vulnerable population (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true) because they have Major Depressive Disorder. Written informed consent is required from the participant (see inclusion criterion: "Participant has provided written informed consent..."). Audio/video recording of psychological support and dosing sessions requires explicit consent (exclusion criterion: unwillingness to consent to audio and video recording is an exclusion). Country-specific ICFs and related participant information documents are provided (multiple ICF and pregnancy follow-up ICF documents listed). No assent procedures or minor (under-18) consent arrangements are described in the provided materials.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Participant has successfully completed either the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial and received BOTH dose administrations of trial medication."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participant has continued the same antidepressant medication at the stable dose/day throughout the 12-week APPROACH or EMBRACE trial."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-If the participant was engaged in a psychotherapeutic relationship in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial, they agree to remain in stable and consistent therapy for the remainder of the trial with no changes in the frequency or the setting throughout the trial."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants can refrain from nicotine use during the dosing session (up to 8 hours)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants capable of producing sperm must use a condom plus spermicide (where publicly available) during the trial and for 12 weeks after their final dose of IP, if their partner is a person of childbearing potential. In addition, their partner of childbearing potential must continue to use a highly effective method of contraception (i.e., failure rate less than 1% when used consistently and correctly) throughout the trial until 12 weeks after the participant’s final dose of IP."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants of childbearing potential (POCBP) who have a partner capable of producing sperm must agree to continue to use a highly effective method of contraception (i.e., failure rate of less than 1% when used consistently and correctly) in combination with the use of a condom plus spermicide (where publicly available) during the trial and for 12 weeks after their final dose of IP."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Female participants must have a negative pregnancy test at Baseline (the end of trial [EOT] Visit in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial), and prior to dose administration on the dosing day."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Postmenopausal status will not be confirmed with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels. Therefore, participants who may have become post menopausal in the preceding trial but the status was unable to be confirmed, must be willing to continue with the contraception requirements"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participant has provided written informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF)."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Any concern by the Principal Investigator that a participant may have undiagnosed or newly developed symptoms of schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizotypal disorder, schizophreniform disorder, brief psychotic disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, or borderline personality disorder that manifested in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia’s formula >450 msec for males and >470 msec for females following triplicate ECG readings at the Baseline of EXTEND (the EOT Visit in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Presence of clinically significant ECG abnormalities noted during the APPROACH or EMBRACE trials or at the Baseline of EXTEND (the EOT Visit in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial) as defined by Investigator judgment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Clinical evidence of any new disease and/or medical condition which might interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the IP."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participant has experienced any new onset organic brain disorders (e.g., epilepsy, seizure, intracranial hypertension, intracranial bleed and aneurysmal disease, brain tumor) or other medical condition associated with seizure or convulsion risk since Screening in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Safety laboratory values at the Baseline of EXTEND (the EOT Visit in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial) for aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) or total bilirubin (TBil) levels ≥1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN). These laboratory evaluations may be repeated once at the discretion of the Investigator. If the repeat test is within the reference range, the participant may be included only if the Investigator considers that the previous finding will not introduce additional risk factors and will not interfere with interpretation of safety data"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants that do not agree to abstain from drugs of abuse for the entire trial and/or do not agree to refrain from alcohol use from 48 hours before each scheduled visit until discharge from the trial site"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Sensitivity or suspected sensitivity to IP noted in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants that are unable to abstain from strenuous exercise within 48 hours before each clinic visit. Other eligibility considerations (e.g., participant personal circumstances, behavior, and/or any current problem or future plans that might interfere with participation or that is incompatible with establishment of rapport or safe exposure to psilocin), as judged by the Investigator"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants capable of producing sperm that are unable to abstain from sperm donation until 12 weeks after final dosing."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants of childbearing potential who have a positive urine test and, subsequently, confirmatory serum pregnancy test at the Baseline (the EOT Visit in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial), OR any time in the trial, OR planning to conceive, OR unwilling to abstain from egg (ova) donation until 12 weeks after final dosing"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-New awareness of a participant’s family member being diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder type 1 (first-degree relatives) since Screening in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Any concern that participants may be at risk of developing serotonin syndrome with dosing of IP in the EXTEND trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participant is unwilling to consent to audio and video recording of psychological support and dosing sessions"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Investigator’s decision that, for any reason, a participant may be unsuitable for enrollment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Significant suicide risk as defined by (a) suicidal ideation as endorsed on items 4 or 5 on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C SSRS) at the Baseline of EXTEND (the EOT Visit in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial), (b) participants have experienced an adverse event of suicidal ideation/attempt or self-harm in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial, (c) have had a >1 point change in item 1 or 2 of the C SSRS performed at the EOT Visit in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial, compared to their score on these items from the Screening Visit of the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Use of a prescription medicine other than a stable chronic dose of antidepressant medication, except those permitted during the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial or approved by a Medical Monitor"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Development of clinically relevant abnormal physical health condition or need of treatment for a condition that could interfere with the trial or pose an unacceptable risk to the participant in this trial as judged by the Investigator (including but not limited to neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal [including dyspepsia or gastroesophageal reflux disease], hepatic or renal disorder)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants with renal insufficiency (eGFR ≤59 mL/min/1.73 m2)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participants with stable hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, at Screening in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial that are unable to continue appropriate medication until the final visit in the EXTEND trial."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Clinically relevant arrhythmia or vital sign changes noted during any of the dosing sessions in the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Current diagnosis of uncontrolled hypertension or an arrhythmia, or clinically abnormal results for heart rate (resting supine heart rate >100 beats per minute) or blood pressure (BP) (resting supine systolic BP >139 mmHg or resting supine diastolic BP >89 mmHg) at Baseline (EOT of APPROACH/EMBRACE). Participants with well controlled hypertension and who have been on stable dose/doses of either 1 or 2 allowable antihypertensive medications for ≥4 weeks prior to Baseline are permitted."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Time to first relapse from Baseline of EXTEND trial in participants who have had a stable response in either the APPROACH or EMBRACE trial","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Percentage of participants who are either responders or non-responders in APPROACH or EMBRACE and require 2 additional doses of IP in EXTEND.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Percentage of participants who are either responders or non-responders in APPROACH or EMBRACE and require 3 additional doses of IP in EXTEND.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Percentage of participants with sustained response defined as absence of a relapse after administration of 2 doses of IP in APPROACH or EMBRACE to the endpoint of EXTEND with 1 increase in MADRS total score above 50% decrease in MADRS total score permitted.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Sustained response defined in-text: absence of a relapse after administration of 2 doses of IP with allowance of 1 increase in MADRS total score above a 50% decrease in MADRS total score."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Percentage of participants with sustained remission defined as MADRS total score ≤10 after administration of 2 doses of IP in APPROACH or EMBRACE to the endpoint of EXTEND with 1 increase in MADRS total score >10 permitted.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Sustained remission defined in-text as MADRS total score ≤10 with allowance of 1 increase in MADRS total score >10."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Percentage of responders and remitters to 2 doses of IP administered in EXTEND who later relapse.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Change from Baseline to last visit in the total MADRS score in participants who did not respond to IP in APPROACH or EMBRACE","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as change in total MADRS (Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale) score from Baseline to last visit."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
391
Recruitment Window Months
25
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required from each participant (inclusion criterion: "Participant has provided written informed consent..."). Subject information and ICF documents are provided for multiple countries and languages (documents list includes ICFs for Ireland, Greece, Germany, Poland, Czechia and multiple language versions). Separate pregnancy follow-up and pregnant partner ICFs are listed. Audio/video recording of psychological support and dosing sessions requires participant consent (exclusion if unwilling). No assent procedures or age-specific minor consent processes are described in the provided materials.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
18
Total Number Of Participants
131

Greece

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
29-05-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
02-09-2025
Processing Time Days
96
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
21

Sites

Site Name
University General Hospital Attikon
Department Name
2nd Department of Psychiatry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Principal Investigator Name
Nikolaos Smyrnis
Principal Investigator Email
smyrnis@med.uoa.gr
Contact Person Name
Nikolaos Smyrnis
Contact Person Email
smyrnis@med.uoa.gr
Site Name
General Hospital Of Thessaloniki Papageorgiou
Department Name
Clinical Research Unit (RCU)
Principal Investigator Name
Georgios Papazisis
Principal Investigator Email
clinicalresearch@papageorgiou-hospital.gr
Contact Person Name
Georgios Papazisis
Site Name
Eginitio Hospital
Department Name
1st Department of Psychiatry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Principal Investigator Name
Nikos Stefanis
Principal Investigator Email
aneurology@med.uoa.gr
Contact Person Name
Nikos Stefanis
Contact Person Email
aneurology@med.uoa.gr

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
12-08-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-09-2025
Processing Time Days
27
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
52

Sites

Site Name
Centrum Badan Klinicznych Pi-House Sp. z o.o.
Principal Investigator Name
Hanna Badzio-Jagiełło
Principal Investigator Email
hanna@pihouse.pl
Contact Person Name
Hanna Badzio-Jagiełło
Contact Person Email
hanna@pihouse.pl
Site Name
Mtz Clinical Research Powered By Pratia
Principal Investigator Name
Monika Gawłowicz
Principal Investigator Email
monika.gawlowicz@pratia.com
Contact Person Name
Monika Gawłowicz
Contact Person Email
monika.gawlowicz@pratia.com
Site Name
Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny W Bialymstoku
Department Name
Klinika Psychiatrii
Principal Investigator Name
Napoleon Waszkiewicz
Principal Investigator Email
napwas@wp.pl
Contact Person Name
Napoleon Waszkiewicz
Contact Person Email
napwas@wp.pl
Site Name
Promente Sp. z o.o.
Department Name
Centrum Neurologii i Psychogeriatrii w Bydgoszczy
Principal Investigator Name
Katarzyna Lachut
Principal Investigator Email
rejestracja@pro-mente.pl
Contact Person Name
Katarzyna Lachut
Contact Person Email
rejestracja@pro-mente.pl
Site Name
Instytut Psychiatrii I Neurologii
Department Name
Zakład Farmakologii i Fizjologii Układu Nerwowego
Principal Investigator Name
Justyna Holka-Pokorska
Principal Investigator Email
jholka@ipin.edu.pl
Contact Person Name
Justyna Holka-Pokorska
Contact Person Email
jholka@ipin.edu.pl
Site Name
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Department Name
Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych
Principal Investigator Name
Wiesław Jerzy Cubała
Principal Investigator Email
cubala@gumed.edu.pl
Contact Person Name
Wiesław Jerzy Cubała
Contact Person Email
cubala@gumed.edu.pl

Ireland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-08-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
05-09-2025
Processing Time Days
22
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
10

Sites

Site Name
La Nua Day Hospital Mental Health Centre
Department Name
Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
Shane McInerney
Principal Investigator Email
shane.mcinerney@nuigalway.ie
Contact Person Name
Shane McInerney
Contact Person Email
shane.mcinerney@nuigalway.ie
Site Name
Tallaght Adult Mental Health Service
Department Name
Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
John Kelly
Principal Investigator Email
kellyjr@tcd.ie
Contact Person Name
John Kelly
Contact Person Email
kellyjr@tcd.ie

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
16-12-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
09-01-2026
Processing Time Days
24
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
27

Sites

Site Name
Zentralinstitut Fuer Seelische Gesundheit
Department Name
Molecular Neuroimaging
Principal Investigator Name
Gerhard Gründer
Principal Investigator Email
gerard.gruender@zi-mannheim.de
Contact Person Name
Gerhard Gründer
Contact Person Email
gerard.gruender@zi-mannheim.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum des Saarlandes AöR
Department Name
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Principal Investigator Name
Matthias Riemenschneider
Principal Investigator Email
matthias.riemenschneider@uks.eu
Contact Person Name
Matthias Riemenschneider
Site Name
Goethe University Frankfurt
Department Name
Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
Andreas Reif
Principal Investigator Email
andreas.rief@med.uni-frankfurt.de
Contact Person Name
Andreas Reif
Site Name
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
Department Name
Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
Michael Koslowski
Principal Investigator Email
michael.koslowski@charite.de
Contact Person Name
Michael Koslowski
Contact Person Email
michael.koslowski@charite.de

Czechia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
06-02-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-02-2026
Processing Time Days
17
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
21

Sites

Site Name
Psyon s.r.o.
Principal Investigator Name
Tomáš Páleníček
Principal Investigator Email
tomas.palenicek@psyon.cz
Contact Person Name
Tomáš Páleníček
Contact Person Email
tomas.palenicek@psyon.cz
Site Name
INEP medical s.r.o.
Department Name
Psychiatrická ambulance
Principal Investigator Name
Alexander Nawka
Principal Investigator Email
nawka@inep.cz
Contact Person Name
Alexander Nawka
Contact Person Email
nawka@inep.cz
Site Name
A-Shine s.r.o.
Department Name
Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
Luboš Janů
Principal Investigator Email
lubos.janu@seznam.cz
Contact Person Name
Luboš Janů
Contact Person Email
lubos.janu@seznam.cz

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Cybin IRL Limited
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Ireland

Contract research organisations

Name
Rosenbaum Research Greece M.E.P.E.
Responsibilities
local CRO performing the above selected duties in Greece only
Name
Worldwide Clinical Trials d.o.o.
Responsibilities
code: 1; code: 11; code: 12; code: 13; Data Surveillance (Rating Scales); code: 2; code: 5
Name
Block Clinical Inc.
Responsibilities
Patients’ Reimbursement
Name
Eresearchtechnology Inc.
Responsibilities
centralized ECG. Video/audio acquisition and storage
Name
Suvoda LLC
Responsibilities
code: 3 (quality assurance)

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Block Clinical Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Patients’ Reimbursement","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Greece","full_name":"Rosenbaum Research Greece M.E.P.E.","duties_or_roles":"code: 1; code: 12; local CRO performing the above selected duties in Greece only","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Croatia","full_name":"Worldwide Clinical Trials d.o.o.","duties_or_roles":"code: 1; code: 11; code: 12; code: 13; Data Surveillance (Rating Scales); code: 2; code: 5","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"centralized ECG. Video/audio acquisition and storage","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Apcer Life Sciences Limited","duties_or_roles":"code: 8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Merative US LP","duties_or_roles":"code: 6","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Suvoda LLC","duties_or_roles":"code: 3","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Innovative Trials Limited","duties_or_roles":"Patient facing material for engagement","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"EMA Wellness LLC","duties_or_roles":"Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) / Electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment (eCOA)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Fluence International Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Session monitor Vetting/Training","organisation_type":"Educational Institution"}
  • {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"BSI Business Systems Integration AG","duties_or_roles":"Clinical Trial Management Systems","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Eramol Limited","duties_or_roles":"code: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Acm Global Central Laboratory Limited","duties_or_roles":"code: 4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
CYB003
Active Substance
DEUPSILOCIN BESILATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Maximum Dose
16 mg

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