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MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Mental Healthcare Providers

RecruitingPhase 1Healthy volunteers welcome

A Phase 1, Open-Label Study to Assess Psychological and Biological Effects of MDMA Assisted Therapy When Administered to Mental Health Providers in Training to be MDMA-Assisted Therapists

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Are at least 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent.
* Fluent in English
* Able to swallow pills
* Agree to have study visits audiovisually recorded
* Able to provide a contact (relative, spouse, close friend, or other support person) who is willing and able to be reached by the investigators in the event of the participant becoming unwell or unreachable.
* Must be licensed, license-eligible, or trainees in a relevant healthcare/mental health profession
* Must be learning or have been certified to conduct MDMA-assisted therapy through the Lykos MDMA-Assisted Therapy Training program or authorized affiliate program
* Body weight of at least 45 kilograms (kg; or 100 pounds (lbs)).

Exclusion Criteria

* Have engaged in a new form of psychiatric or mental health care within 12 weeks of enrollment
* Have a current alcohol or cannabis use disorder of any severity within the 12 months prior to enrollment
* Have a substance use disorder of any severity within 12 months prior to enrollment
* Any suicidal ideation within the last 6 months
* Repetitive or recent use of Ecstasy/MDMA
* Current enrollment in any other clinical study involving an investigational study treatment or any other type of medical research, unless approved by the study clinician
* Meet diagnostic criteria for a Major Depressive Episode currently or within the prior 3 months or meet diagnostic criteria for a current anxiety disorder assessed
* Have a current eating disorder with compensatory behaviors
* Have a history of, or a current primary psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder
* Previous participation in a clinical trial that included administration of MDMA
* Individuals in a personal relationship with the site investigator
* Are pregnant or nursing or are able to become pregnant and are not practicing an effective means of contraception

About the study

This is a phase 1, open-label study to assess changes in mental well-being following MDMA administration within a therapeutic setting, in mental health providers who are in training to become MDMA assisted therapists. Secondary outcome measures will examine the effects on provider burnout, provider self-efficacy, mood, self-compassion, quality of life, and other psychological factors. Participants will work with a co-therapy pair as they engage in a preparatory session, one experimental session with MDMA, and an integration session the following day.

What is being tested

Sponsor: Rachel Yehuda · Participants: 30 · Started: Feb 11, 2026

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07102576

Locations in the U.S.

New YorkThe Parsons Research Center for Psychedelic Healing, New York

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.