Largest Phase 3 Clinical Trial on Psilocybin Gets Underway
Researchers from Compass Pathways PLC (NASDAQ: CMPS) have commenced the largest-ever phase 3 clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of psilocybin against depression. The mental health company first announced the phase 3 program in late 2022 during an online Capital Markets Day. Compass Pathways’ phase 2b study on the therapeutic potential of psilocybin against depression provided encouraging results and allowed the company to move forward with the next phase of research. Like the recently commenced phase 3 trial, the phase 2b study made history as the largest double-blind, controlled and randomized study of psilocybin therapies. It showed that patients with depression…