MDMA Therapy in Veterans With PTSD

May 5, 2026 updated by: Sunstone Medical

A Phase 2, Open-Label Study Investigating the Safety and Efficacy of MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

A Phase 2, single-center, fixed-dose, open-label study will explore the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a 120 mg dose of oral MDMA followed by a supplemental dose of 60 mg MDMA in conjunction with therapy in individual versus group settings for adult veterans diagnosed with PTSD.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

52

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Rockville, Maryland, United States, 20850
        • Sunstone Therapies
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Michelle Leff
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Manish Agarwal

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:

  • Veterans who are at least 18 years old
  • Are able to swallow pills
  • Are able to complete all protocol required assessment tools without any assistance or alteration to the copyrighted assessments, and to comply with all study visits.
  • Proficient in speaking and reading English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Condition impairing oral intake or digestive absorption.
  • Unable to give adequate informed consent.
  • Significant suicide risk as defined by suicidal ideation with intend and plan as endorsed on items 5 on C-SSRS within the past 3 months
  • Cardiovascular disease, including, but not limited to, coronary artery disease (CAD) and chronic heart failure (CHF)
  • A history of, or a current primary schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or any form of psychotic disorder, major depressive disorder with psychotic features, bipolar affective disorder type 1, or personality disorders.
  • Are pregnant, nursing, or able to become pregnant and are not practicing an effective means of birth control if sexually active with a biologically male partner.
  • Current enrollment in any investigational drug or device study or participation in such within 30 days of screening.

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group
Drug: MDMA
MDMA is a ring-substituted phenylisopropylamine derivative invented by the Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
Experimental: Individual
Drug: MDMA
MDMA is a ring-substituted phenylisopropylamine derivative invented by the Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety and Tolerability
Time Frame: 15 months
To assess the safety and tolerability of individual and group MDMA-assisted therapy in adult veterans with PTSD using Incidence and occurrence of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) from signing of ICF until the EOS Visit.
15 months
C-SSRS
Time Frame: 15 months
Incidence of changes in suicidal ideation/behavior (measured using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale [C-SSRS]) score at all visits from Baseline to EOS Visit.
15 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Efficacy of Therapy
Time Frame: 15 months
To assess the efficacy of individual vs. group MDMA-assisted therapy on symptoms of PTSD in adult participants using the change from Baseline to EOS Visit in the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale. (CAPS-5)
15 months
Effect of Therapy
Time Frame: 15 months
To assess the effect of individual vs. group MDMA-assisted therapy on quality of life and participant functional impairment in adult participants with PTSD using the change from baseline to EOS using the Sheehan Disability Scale. (SDS)
15 months
Efficacy of Therapy
Time Frame: 15 months
To assess the efficacy of individual vs. group MDMA-assisted therapy on symptoms of PTSD in adult participants using the change from Baseline to EOS Visit in the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5.(PCL-5)
15 months
Efficacy of Therapy
Time Frame: 15 months
To assess the efficacy of individual vs. group MDMA-assisted therapy on symptoms of PTSD in adult participants using the change from Baseline to EOS Visit in the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. (STAI)
15 months
Efficacy of Therapy
Time Frame: 15 months
To assess the efficacy of individual vs. group MDMA-assisted therapy on symptoms of PTSD in adult participants using the change from Baseline to EOS Visit in the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology- Self-Report. ( QIDS-SR-16)
15 months
Effect of Therapy
Time Frame: 15 months
To assess the effect of individual vs. group MDMA-assisted therapy on quality of life and participant functional impairment in adult participants with PTSD using the change from baseline to EOS using the EQ-5D-5L.
15 months
Effects of Therapy
Time Frame: 15 months
To assess the effect of individual vs. group MDMA-assisted therapy on quality of life and participant functional impairment in adult participants with PTSD using the change from baseline to EOS using the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale. (CAPS-5)
15 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Sunstone Medical

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Manish Agarwal, Sunstone Medical, PC

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 (Estimated)

May 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 10, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 6, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 6, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SUN005
  • MD Grant (Other Grant/Funding Number: MD Grant)

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

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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