NeuroGuard: Psilocybin Trial for Preventing Chemo-induced Neuropathy

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

About this trial

To learn if psilocybin can help to prevent or decrease the severity of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in patients who are receiving chemotherapy for the treatment of breast, colorectal, and In this study, psilocybin is being compared to standard supportive care and to a placebo.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Participants with histologically or cytologically confirmed breast, colorectal, or head and neck cancer.

Scheduled to receive platinum-based chemotherapy or taxanes (e.g., paclitaxel, docetaxel).

Age 18 years or older

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2.

Disqualifiers

Malignancy treated with curative intent and no active disease for ≥ 5 years before the first dose of study drug, with low potential risk for recurrence.

Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease.

Adequately treated carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease.

Answer 'Yes' to C-SSRS Suicidal Ideation items 4 or 5 within the last 2 months at Screening or 'since last visit' at Baseline

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Psilocybin (drug)
  • Psilocybin (drug)
  • Standard of Care (SOC)

Treatment groups

83 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Lead sponsor

Usona Institute

Collaborator