Recruiting
Early Phase 1

Psilocybin

Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Code:

NCT05068791

Conditions

Fibromyalgia, Primary

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 25 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Psilocybin

Dextromethorphan

Study Details

Brief summary:

The primary purpose of this study is to preliminarily estimate the efficacy of psilocybin-facilitated treatment for fibromyalgia. Investigators will assess the impact of psilocybin-facilitated treatment on pain, fatigue, and other fibromyalgia symptoms, in addition to the level of functioning and quality of life. Investigators will also evaluate potential mediators of treatment (e.g., treatment expectations, pain characteristics, personality, beliefs/cognitions, emotions). Investigators hypothesize psilocybin treatment will significantly reduce symptom severity in fibromyalgia patients.

Conditions

Fibromyalgia, Primary

Study ID

NCT05068791

Start date

Nov 1, 2023

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 25 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Female age 25-65;
2. Widespread musculoskeletal pain for ≥12 months;
3. Symptoms meeting the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 revisions to the 2010/2011 Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Criteria;
4. Participant completes daily report during baseline period (at least 80% completion rate);
5. Able to attend UAB for all scheduled appointments;
6. Ability to read/write in English;
7. No prior hallucinogen use or it will have been at least 3 years since last use of a hallucinogen;
8. Availability of a friend or family member into whose care the participant can be released (a key responsibility includes driving participants home) following their drug administration session;
9. A current average daily pain score of at least 5 on a 0-10 scale;
10. Discontinuation of exclusionary medication occurring at least two weeks and for at least 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to drug administration day.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Males;
2. Use of opioid medications in the last 60 days;
3. Regular use of any anti-inflammatory medication (e.g., aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen);
4. Use of blood thinning medication;
5. Use of tricyclic antidepressants, lithium, SSRIs, MAOIs, St. John's Wort, 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HT), haloperidol, or other antipsychotic medications, mood stabilizers, or medications with serotonin activity;
6. Daily consumption of grapefruit juice;
7. Febrile illness or use of antibiotics in the 4 weeks before study commencement;
8. Planned surgery or procedures during the study period, or operated on in the 4 weeks prior to study commencement;
9. Planning to move from the Birmingham area in the next 6 months;
10. Planned vaccination during the study period, or vaccinated in the 4 weeks before study commencement;
11. Current participation in another treatment trial;
12. Pregnant or planning to become pregnant within 6 months, or currently breastfeeding;
13. Significant psychological comorbidity that in the discretion of the investigator compromises study integrity (i.e., presence of a current, clinically significant, untreated or unstable psychiatric condition) and/or a baseline HADS depression subscale score of ≥16;
14. Current or past history of any psychotic disorders;
15. Current or past history of bipolar I or II disorder;
16. First or second-degree relatives with any psychotic disorders, or bipolar I or II disorders;
17. Current suicidal or homicidal ideation (assessed using Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale at each visit);
18. Diagnosed rheumatologic or auto-immune condition;
19. Blood or clotting disorder;
20. Current hypertension (exceeding 140 systolic or 90 diastolic at resting); resting heart rate>90
21. Acute infection (oral temperature >100°F);
22. High-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) ≥ 10mg/L;
23. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) > 60 mm/hr;
24. Positive rheumatoid factor;
25. Positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA);
26. Levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone or free thyroxine outside UAB Hospital Labs reference values;
27. Use of UGT1A9, UGT1A10 and aldehyde or alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme inhibitors;
28. Dependent on any psychoactive drugs other than nicotine and caffeine;
29. Use of the antiviral drug efavirenz;
30. Use of PDE-5-Inhibitors, soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulators;
31. Severe anemia;
32. Phenylketonuria, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, diabetes, liver disease, and mucus with cough or slowed breathing
33. Use of any medication containing dextromethorphan (e.g., cough suppressants);
34. Pain due to other conditions or diseases that would complicate study participation or pain reporting.
35. Use of strong or moderate inhibitors of Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6)
36. Poor metabolizers of CYP2D6 based on genotype

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Psilocybin

Participants in the Psilocybin condition will receive .36 mg/kg of psilocybin.

active comparator: Active Placebo

Participants in the Active Placebo condition will receive 2.6 mg/kg of dextromethorphan (DXM).

Interventions

Psilocybin

0.36 mg/kg will be administered orally to participants

Dextromethorphan

2.6 mg/kg of active placebo will be administered orally to participants

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in daily self-reported pain severity [ Time Frame: through study completion, up to 13 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Peter Hendricks, Ph.D.

205-202-1387phendricks@uab.edu

Locations

UAB Beacon Tower

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35209

Contacts

Peter Hendricks, PhD

pshendricks@uabmc.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Last update posted

Mar 11, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Keywords

  • psilocybin
  • fibromyalgia
  • pain

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alabama at Birmingham on 2026-03-11.