Ayahuasca, Esketamine and PTSD

December 19, 2025 updated by: Rafael Guimarães dos Santos, University of Sao Paulo

Effects of Single Dose of Ayahuasca or Esketamine on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: a Randomized, Double-blinded Study

Double-blind, randomized trial comparing a single dose of oral ayahuasca or esketamine in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

10

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • São Paulo
      • Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 14049900
        • Recruiting
        • Hospital das Clínicas da FMRP-USP
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • posttraumatic stress disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

  • psychiatric and other medical comorbidities

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: esketamine
oral esketamine
Drug: Esketamine
oral esketamine
Experimental: Ayahuasca
oral ayahuasca
Drug: Ayahuasca
oral ayahuasca

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 3 weeks
higher scores mean a worse outcome
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 3 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 20, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 19, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

January 5, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 55068322.2.0000.5440

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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