Psilocybin Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain

Running, not enrolling · Phase 1/Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Chronic Low-back Pain

In brief

This study evaluates whether psilocybin therapy helps patients cope with chronic low back pain more effectively. Patients may be recruited at Stanford and University of California San Francisco (UCSF), study procedures will occur at UCSF. Each participant will receive a dose of psilocybin with possibly one or more other drugs. Participants will undergo two preparation sessions, a dosing session, three integration sessions to discuss their psilocybin experience, and several follow up sessions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05351541

Run by

Joshua Woolley, MD, PhD

People needed

30

Starts

2023-12-01

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-29

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 25 to 70 years old
• Comfortable speaking and writing in English
• Diagnosed with chronic low back pain
• Able to attend all in-person visits at UCSF as well as virtual visits
• Has tried at least two previous medications/ procedures and physical therapy trials for low back pain

You may not qualify if…

• Chronic low back pain that is attributed to malignancy, subacute or acute fracture or infection
• Low back pain with radiation below the knee
• Low back pain with neurologic signs present
• Regular use of medications that may have problematic interactions with psilocybin, including but not limited to dopamine agonists, MAO inhibitors, antipsychotics, and stimulants
• A health condition that makes study unsafe or unfeasible, determined by study physicians

Where it is running

• University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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