Psychedelic therapy: does trip intensity matter?
NCT ID NCT07164287
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at 376 patients who received psychedelic-assisted therapy with LSD or psilocybin for depression, anxiety, PTSD, or substance use disorders. Researchers want to see if the intensity of the psychedelic experience is linked to better outcomes. All data comes from past clinical records at a Swiss hospital.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LSD or psilocybin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand how the intensity of a psychedelic session influences mental health outcomes, potentially guiding better treatment plans.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, meaning it looks at past data, not a controlled experiment. Results may be less reliable and cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 376 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults with treatment-resistant depressive, anxiety, or addictive disorders who received psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy under compassionate use authorization treated in the psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy program at Addiction Division, Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients treated in the compassionate PAP program at Geneva University Hospitals between June 2020 and April 2025. * Diagnosis of depressive, anxiety, or addictive disorder resistant to standard treatments. * General consent for use of routinely collected clinical data. * Federal Office of Public Health authorization for PAP. Exclusion Criteria: * psychotic disorder * bipolar disorder * high suicidal risk * severe cardiovascular disease * severe liver disease * neurological disease of the central nervous system * pregnancy * breastfeeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Geneva University Hospital
Geneva, Switzerland
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