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LSD to Improve Cluster Headache Impact Trial

RecruitingPhase 2Ages 16 Years - 75 YearsAllRadboud University Medical Center
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of LSD 25ฮผg every 3 days for 3 weeks versus placebo in the treatment of chronic cluster headache (cCH). It is a 3-week double-blind placebo-controlled intervention study, preceded by a 4-week baseline observation period and followed by a 5-week post-treatment observation period. Primary objective: to evaluate the efficacy of LSD 25ฮผg every 3 days for 3 weeks in cCH. Additional objectives: * To evaluate the safety of LSD 25ฮผg every 3 days for 3 weeks in cCH. * To explore the exposure-response relationship of 25ฮผg LSD in cCH. * To explore cost-effectiveness of treatment with LSD in cCH. * To evaluate the efficacy of LSD on health-related quality of life.

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * CCH according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders version 3 (ICHD-3) * At screening: stable weekly attack frequency in the 4 weeks prior to screening (assessed retrospectively), averaging at least 8 per week and each week within a 40% window around the average * At randomization: average of at least 8 attacks per week and no absence of attacks on more than two consecutive days during baseline Exclusion Criteria: * Use of excluded concomitant treatment at screening (lithium; other prophylactics if not on a stable dose for less than one month; steroids/GON block within 2 months before screening; sphenopalatinum block, neurostimulation (changed setting within 3 months before screening) or botulinum toxin within 3 months before screening) and during the double-blind phase * Use of LSD(-derivatives) (other than investigational drug), psilocybin, ketamine or cannabis within 3 months prior to screening and throughout the study * Lifetime and/or family history (first degree relatives) of psychotic or bipolar disorder, suicidal intention or attempt * A score of 6 or more on the 'Ervaringenlijst' (PQ-16) to exclude subclinical susceptibility to psychosis * Actual abuse of alcohol and/or recreational drugs * Lifetime history of cardiac valvular disease * History or evidence of cognitive disorder at screening * Positive urine drug screen at screening * Females: Pregnancy, lactation, no acceptable contraceptive use
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What it tests

  • LSD tartrate
  • Placebo
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Where

2 sites
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
Leiden, Netherlands
Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis (CWZ)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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