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A Study of a Deuterated Psilocin Analog (CYB003) in Humans With Major Depressive Disorder

Cybin IRL Limited

Start Date

12/10/2025

Completion Date

5/8/2027

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy, safety and tolerability of CYB003 compared to matching placebo as adjunctive treatment in patients with MDD. For more information about the EMBRACE study, including participating study locations, and to register your interest in learning more about participation, please visit the study website: https://embrace-mdd-trial.com/

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to 85 years

Inclusion Criteria: Participants must meet all the following criteria to be included in the trial: * Age18 to 85 years. * Participant has a diagnosis of MDD (single or recurrent episode as defined by DSM-5 TR \[if single episode, duration of ≥4 weeks and ≤24 months\] and established as per evaluation by the Investigator. The first MDD episode must have occurred prior to age 60. * Moderate to severe depression at Screening and Baseline, independently confirmed. * Participants have been on a stable dose of antidepressant medication (label specified) at an adequate dose in the last 4 weeks prior to Screening and has had an inadequate response (less than 50% improvement), as judged by the Investigator. * Participant has a body mass index (BMI) of 40 kg/m2 or less (BMI ≤40 kg/m2), inclusive, at Screening. * Participant is able to refrain from nicotine use during the dosing session (up to 8 hours). * Participants capable of producing sperm must use a condom plus spermicide during the trial and for 12 weeks after their final dose of trial medication, if their partner is a person of childbearing potential. * Participants of childbearing potential who have a partner capable of producing sperm must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception in combination with the use of a condom plus spermicide during the trial and for 12 weeks after their final dose of trial medication. Such participants must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening and Day 1 prior to dosing. * Participants of non-childbearing potential who are or were capable of producing eggs (ova) must have been postmenopausal or permanently sterile following hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy. * Participants have provided written informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria Participants with any of the following characteristics/conditions will be excluded from trial participation: * Current or previously diagnosed schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizotypal disorder, schizophreniform disorder, brief psychotic disorder, current or previous history of bipolar disorder, or current borderline personality disorder. * Participants with a medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will be excluded if currently taking medication for ADHD. * Family history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder type 1 (first-degree relatives). * Significant suicide risk within the past 6 months, during the Screening Period, or at Baseline; or (b) suicidal behaviors within 12 months of Screening; or (c) clinical assessment of significant suicidal risk during clinical interview; or (d) non-suicidal self-injury within 12 months of Screening. * Current or previous diagnosis of treatment-resistant MDD, defined as failure to respond to 2 or more antidepressant treatments of 2 different classes given at an adequate dose (label specified) for an adequate duration as judged by the Investigator and clinical interview. * Has had electroconvulsive treatment, transcranial magnetic stimulation, deep brain stimulation, or vagal nerve stimulation for any episode of MDD in the last 6 months. * Currently receiving a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, tricyclic antidepressants, mirtazapine, trazodone, moclobemide, buspirone, or an antipsychotic or mood stabilizer. Note: if receiving these medications are for another indication, they must be discontinued ≥ 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to Day 1. * Participant report of (or if available in medical record) exposure to psilocin, or 5-HT2a receptor agonists, or any other psychedelics, such as ayahuasca, mescaline, lysergic acid diethylamide, peyote, or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, more than 10 times over the participant's lifetime or any psychedelic use within 12 months prior to Screening. * Participant report of (or if available in medical record) treatment with ketamine or S-ketamine use within 6 months prior to Screening. * Clinically relevant history of abnormal physical health interfering with the trial (including but not limited to, neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal \[including dyspepsia or gastroesophageal reflux disease\], hepatic, or renal disorder). * Has hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, unless controlled on appropriate medication. * Current diagnosis of uncontrolled hypertension or an arrhythmia, or clinically relevant abnormal results for heart rate. * Participants have a presence or relevant history of organic brain disorders. * Participant is taking or has taken OTC doses of 5-HTP or St John's Wort within prior to trial medication administration. * Donation of blood or plasma within 4 weeks prior to first dosing and until 4 weeks after final dosing. * Participants capable of producing sperm who will not abstain from sperm donation between first dosing and 12 weeks after final dosing. * Participants of childbearing potential who are pregnant, breastfeeding, planning to conceive or unwilling to abstain from egg (ova) donation between first dosing and 12 weeks after final dosing. * History of serotonin syndrome. * Unwilling to consent to audio and video recording of psychological support and dosing sessions.

Interventions

DRUG

CYB003

BEHAVIORAL

Psychological Support

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Conditions

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)Depression in AdultsDepression - Major Depressive DisorderDepression DisordersDepression DisorderDepression

Locations

UAB Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurology

Birmingham, Alabama 35209

United States

Lighthouse Psychiatry

Gilbert, Arizona 85234

United States

Pillar Clinical Research - Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas 72204

United States

Behavioral Research Specialists, LLC

Glendale, California 91206

United States

Sun Valley Research Center

Imperial, California 92251

United States

CalNeuro Research Group

Los Angeles, California 90025

United States

ATP Clinical Research

Orange, California 92866

United States

NRC Research Institute

Orange, California 92868

United States

Inland Psychiatric Medical Group Inc (IPMG Research)

San Juan Capistrano, California 92675

United States

Psychedelic Science Institute

Santa Monica, California 90404

United States

Stanford University

Stanford, California 94305

United States

Yale School of Medicine - Yale Program for Psychedelic Science

New Haven, Connecticut 06511

United States

CNS Healthcare

Jacksonville, Florida 32256

United States

Accel Research Sites - Maitland

Maitland, Florida 32751

United States

Aqualane Clinical Research

Naples, Florida 34105

United States

Emory University Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Studies

Atlanta, Georgia 30329

United States

Psych Atlanta

Marietta, Georgia 30060

United States

Rush University

Chicago, Illinois 60612

United States

Tandem Clinical Research

Marrero, Louisiana 70006

United States

Atlas Psychiatry

New Orleans, Louisiana 70115

United States

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland 21224

United States

Institute for Integrative Therapies

Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347

United States

Bio Behavioral Health

Toms River, New Jersey 08755

United States

New York State Psychiatric Institute

New York, New York 10032

United States

SP Research PLLC

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112

United States

Adams Clinical Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

United States

Flourish Research Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19462

United States

Austin Clinical Trial Partners

Austin, Texas 78737

United States

North Texas Clinical Trials

Fort Worth, Texas 76104

United States

Brain Health Consultants and TMS Center

Houston, Texas 77046

United States

Flourish Research San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas 78229

United States

Core Clinical Research

Everett, Washington 98201

United States

Seattle Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center

Seattle, Washington 98104

United States

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Camperdown, New South Wales 2050

Australia

Thompson Brain & Mind Healthcare (TBMH)

Maroochydore, Queensland 4558

Australia

Ramsay Clinic

Melbourne, Victoria 3004

Australia

Neurocentrix Research

Melbourne, Victoria 3053

Australia

Monash University - Notting Hill

Notting Hill, Victoria 3168

Australia

Institute of neuropsychiatric Care (INEP)

Prague,

Czechia

Psyon s.r.o.

Prague,

Czechia

A-SHINE s.r.o.

Předměstí,

Czechia

Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes

Homburg, Saarland 66421

Germany

Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, 10117

Germany

University Hospital Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main, 60528

Germany

Central Institute of Mental Health

Mannheim, 68159

Germany

Eginitio Hospital

Athens, 11528

Greece

Attikon University Hospital

Athens, 12462

Greece

Papageorgiou General Hospital

Thessaloniki, 56404

Greece

Sheaf House - Tallaght Adult Mental Health Service

Dublin, D24 WK80

Ireland

La Nua Day Hospital Mental Health Centre

Galway, H91 VE03

Ireland

Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny W Białymstoku

Bialystok, 15-272

Poland

Promente - Centrum Neurologii i Psychogeriatrii w Bydgoszczy

Bydgoszcz, 85-133

Poland

UCK

Gdansk, 80-214

Poland

Centrum Badan Klinicznych PI-House Sp. z o.o

Gdansk, 80-546

Poland

MTZ Clinical Research Powered by Pratia

Warsaw, 02-172

Poland

Department of Pharmacology and Physiology of CNS

Warsaw, 02-957

Poland

Cambridge University Hospital NHS

Cambridge, CB1 2EU

United Kingdom

Clerkenwell Health - Doncaster

Doncaster, DN4 8QN

United Kingdom

NHS Research Scotland

Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Glasgow, G51 4TF

United Kingdom

St Pancras Clinical Research

London, EC2Y 8EA

United Kingdom

King's College London

London, SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Clerkenwell Health - Welbeck Street

London, W1G 8DR

United Kingdom

Re:Cognition Health

London, W1G9 RU

United Kingdom

Clerkenwell Health - Baker Street

London, W1U 6RP

United Kingdom

Wolfson Unit - Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE

United Kingdom

Ascend Clinical Research

Reading, RG7 8PA

United Kingdom

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield, S4 7QQ

United Kingdom