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Registration number
NCT06793397
Ethics application status
Date submitted
21/01/2025
Date registered
27/01/2025
Date last updated
8/09/2025

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study of a Deuterated Psilocin Analog (CYB003) in Humans With Major Depressive Disorder
Scientific title
An Efficacy and Safety, Phase III, Multi-center, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Study Comparing 2 Active Doses of CYB003 and Placebo in Eligible Participants With Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
CYB003-003
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
EMBRACE
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) 0 0
Depression in Adults 0 0
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder 0 0
Depression Disorders 0 0
Depression Disorder 0 0
Depression 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Mental Health 0 0 0 0
Depression

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - CYB003
BEHAVIORAL - Psychological Support

Experimental: Experimental Arm A CYB003 in 2 of 2 Dosing Sessions - Arm A participants will receive 8 mg of CYB003 in 2 of 2 medicine sessions, approximately three weeks apart. All Arm A participants will continue on their current antidepressants and receive psychological support throughout the study.

Experimental: Experimental Arm B CYB003 in 2 of 2 Dosing Sessions - Experimental Arm B participants will receive 16 mg of CYB003 in 2 of 2 medicine sessions, approximately three weeks apart. All Arm B participants will continue on their current antidepressants and receive psychological support throughout the study.

Placebo comparator: Placebo Comparator: Arm C Placebo in 2 of 2 Dosing Session - Participants will receive placebo in 2 of 2 medicine sessions, approximately three weeks apart. All Arm C participants will continue on their current antidepressants and receive psychological support throughout the study. Non-responders will be eligible to receive CYB003 in a subsequent extension trial.


Treatment: Drugs: CYB003
CYB003 is a deuterated psilocin analog.

BEHAVIORAL: Psychological Support
Manualized psychological support performed by facilitator.

Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Intervention code [2] 0 0
BEHAVIORAL
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Scale (MADRS)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Screening Day-45, Baseline, Day -1, Day 21, Day 42, Day 63 and Day 84/End of Trial.
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
The Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition (BDI-II)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Day -1, Day 21, Day 42 and Day 84/End of Trial.
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
The Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI-S)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Screening Day-45, Baseline Day -1, Day 42, Day 84/End of Trial.
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale (GAD-7)
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Baseline Day -1, Day 21, Day 42, Day 63 and Day 84/End of Trial.
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
The Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire - Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF)
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Day -1, Day 21, Day 42 and Day 84/End of Trial.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Participants must meet all the following criteria to be included in the trial:
* Age18 to 85 years.
* Participant has a diagnosis of MDD.
* Moderate to severe depression at Screening.
* Participants have been on a stable dose of antidepressant medication at an adequate dose in the last 4 weeks prior to Screening.
* Participant has a body mass index (BMI) of 40 kg/m2 or less (BMI =40 kg/m2), inclusive, at Screening.
* Participants with well controlled hypertension.
* Participant is able to refrain from smoking during the dosing session.
* Participants must use a condom plus spermicide during the trial and for 12 weeks afterwards.

Participants of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of and a negative pregnancy test at Screening and Day -1 prior to dosing.

* Participants of non-childbearing potential who are or were capable of producing eggs (ova) must have been postmenopausal or permanently sterile following hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy.
* Participants have provided written informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
85 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria

* Participants with any of the following characteristics/conditions will be excluded from trial participation:
* Current or previously diagnosed schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders.
* Family history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder type 1 (first-degree relatives).
* Significant suicide risk within 12 months of Screening.
* Current or previous diagnosis of treatment-resistant MDD.
* Has had electroconvulsive treatment, transcranial magnetic stimulation, deep brain stimulation, or vagal nerve stimulation for any episode of MDD in the last 6 months.
* Currently receiving a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, tricyclic antidepressants, mirtazapine, trazodone, moclobemide, buspirone, or an antipsychotic or mood stabilizer.
* Clinically relevant history of abnormal physical health interfering with the trial (including but not limited to, neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal [including dyspepsia or gastroesophageal reflux disease], hepatic, or renal disorder).
* Has hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, unless controlled on appropriate medication.
* Current diagnosis of uncontrolled hypertension or an arrhythmia, or clinically relevant abnormal results for heart rate.
* Participants have a presence or relevant history of organic brain disorders.
* Participant is taking or has taken OTC doses of 5 hydroxytryptophan or St John's Wort within prior to trial medication administration.
* Strenuous exercise prior to each clinic visit.
* Donation of blood or plasma within 4 weeks prior to first dosing and until 4 weeks after final dosing.
* Participants capable of producing sperm who will not abstain from sperm donation between first dosing and 12 weeks after final dosing.
* Participants of childbearing potential who are pregnant, breastfeeding, planning to conceive or unwilling to abstain from egg (ova) donation between first dosing and 12 weeks after final dosing.
* History of serotonin syndrome.
* Unwilling to consent to audio and video recording of psychological support and dosing sessions.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,VIC
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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital - Camperdown
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Thompson Brain & Mind Healthcare (TBMH) - Maroochydore
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Ramsay Clinic - Melbourne
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Neurocentrix Research - Melbourne
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Monash University - Notting Hill - Notting Hill
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2050 - Camperdown
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
4558 - Maroochydore
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
3004 - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
3053 - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
3168 - Notting Hill
Recruitment outside Australia
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Alabama
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Arkansas
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California
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Connecticut
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Washington
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Greece
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Athens
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Greece
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Thessaloniki
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Ireland
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Dublin
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Ireland
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Galway
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Berkshire
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United Kingdom
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Doncaster
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United Kingdom
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Glasgow
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United Kingdom
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London
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United Kingdom
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Newcastle upon Tyne

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Cybin IRL Limited
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Other
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Worldwide Clinical Trials
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Felix Mazer
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Cybin IRL Limited
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
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Clinical Development
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Phone 0 0
1-866-292-4601 x799
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Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries

Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No
No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided


Results publications and other study-related documents

No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.