MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD and Opioid Use Disorder After Childbirth

This study is exploring MDMA-assisted therapy for women who have both Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) after childbirth. Participants will receive MDMA (a drug sometimes called ecstasy) during therapy sessions. The study aims to see if this treatment can help improve PTSD symptoms. To join, you must be at least 18 years old, be a woman, and be currently taking daily methadone (180 mg or less) or buprenorphine (24 mg or less) for OUD. This is a small study, planning to enroll 15 participants, and will measure PTSD symptoms four weeks after the final therapy session.

Study design
This is an open-label study, meaning both you and the researchers will know what treatment you are receiving. It plans to enroll 15 women.
What's involved
The intervention involves three experimental sessions with MDMA-assisted therapy. The first session uses an initial dose of 100 mg MDMA HCL with a supplemental dose of 40 mg MDMA HCL.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your PTSD symptoms will be measured four weeks after your third experimental therapy session.

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NCT05219175

MDMA for Co-occurring PTSD and OUD After Childbirth

Recruiting
PHASE2Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of New Mexico
~15 participants
Updated 2026-03-16 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:MDMA Assisted Therapy

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
PTSD
Measured over 4 weeks after 3rd experimental session
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Opioid Use Disorder
1 sites across 1 states
New Mexico1
  • Hadya Khawaja, MS, CIP · STUDY_DIRECTOR · UNM Health Sciences Human Research Protections Program

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Potential participants are eligible to enroll in the protocol if they:

Exclusion

Potential participants are ineligible to enroll in the protocol if they:
  • PTSD4 weeks after 3rd experimental session

    CAPS-5