2022
Exploratory investigation of a patient‐informed low‐dose psilocybin pulse regimen in the suppression of cluster headache: Results from a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial
Schindler E, Sewell R, Gottschalk C, Luddy C, Flynn L, Zhu Y, Lindsey H, Pittman B, Cozzi N, D'Souza D. Exploratory investigation of a patient‐informed low‐dose psilocybin pulse regimen in the suppression of cluster headache: Results from a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2022, 62: 1383-1394. PMID: 36416492, DOI: 10.1111/head.14420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttacks/weekPulse regimenCluster headachePsychotropic effectsAttack frequencyPlacebo-controlled studyPlacebo-controlled trialSerious adverse eventsEffects of psilocybinEffect sizeChronic participantsEfficacy outcomesAdverse eventsModerate effect sizeHeadache burdenHeadache disordersTherapeutic effectHeadache diaryPsilocybin administrationDrug sessionsExperimental drugsRegimenPsilocybin-containing mushroomsDefinitive studiesFinal analysis
2020
Exploratory Controlled Study of the Migraine-Suppressing Effects of Psilocybin
Schindler EAD, Sewell RA, Gottschalk CH, Luddy C, Flynn LT, Lindsey H, Pittman BP, Cozzi NV, D'Souza D. Exploratory Controlled Study of the Migraine-Suppressing Effects of Psilocybin. Neurotherapeutics 2020, 18: 534-543. PMID: 33184743, PMCID: PMC8116458, DOI: 10.1007/s13311-020-00962-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapeutic effectAdverse eventsSingle administrationPsychotropic effectsWeekly migraine daysSerious adverse eventsCross-over studyEffects of psilocybinOral placeboMigraine daysMigraine frequencyClinical effectsControlled StudyHeadache disordersMigraine headacheHeadache diaryDrug effectsDrug AdministrationNeuropsychiatric conditionsMigraineFinal analysisStudy proceduresReceptor ligandsWeeksAdministration