Phase 3 Program: MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD
According to the Phase 2 data, 68% of those who participated in a 3-day MDMA assisted intensive with a trauma-trained therapist experienced enough remission of PTSD to no longer qualify as having PTSD. This treatment was targeted towards those with severe, chronic PTSD, with average suffering duration of 17 plus years.
I am not very good at interpretation of studies, as that was not my area in my degrees. I know there was a placebo group, so 68% is something I'm unclear about. I'm not certain if 68% of all participants or if 68% of those who received the MDMA (not placebo) is the figure being looked at for effectiveness. I'm assuming the later, because if controls were in place, then we could be looking a higher effectiveness rate, which would be huge. Over half in 3-days is already huge.
Please keep in mind that the participants cannot suffer from addiction in order to participate or receive this treatment, which I find frustrating because many PTSD sufferers may also suffer from co-morbid addiction problems. They might not be able to find relief in this way. Non-drug solutions are strongly needed for the many sufferers vulnerable to addiction.
If you are in the USA and interested in looking at application for participation in this or similar studies, you will need to bookmark and check back later to this link. You can email the research team members and get a response in a reasonable amount of time if you have questions. Link for future research participation: Participate
According to the Phase 2 data, 68% of those who participated in a 3-day MDMA assisted intensive with a trauma-trained therapist experienced enough remission of PTSD to no longer qualify as having PTSD. This treatment was targeted towards those with severe, chronic PTSD, with average suffering duration of 17 plus years.
I am not very good at interpretation of studies, as that was not my area in my degrees. I know there was a placebo group, so 68% is something I'm unclear about. I'm not certain if 68% of all participants or if 68% of those who received the MDMA (not placebo) is the figure being looked at for effectiveness. I'm assuming the later, because if controls were in place, then we could be looking a higher effectiveness rate, which would be huge. Over half in 3-days is already huge.
Please keep in mind that the participants cannot suffer from addiction in order to participate or receive this treatment, which I find frustrating because many PTSD sufferers may also suffer from co-morbid addiction problems. They might not be able to find relief in this way. Non-drug solutions are strongly needed for the many sufferers vulnerable to addiction.
If you are in the USA and interested in looking at application for participation in this or similar studies, you will need to bookmark and check back later to this link. You can email the research team members and get a response in a reasonable amount of time if you have questions. Link for future research participation: Participate