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Table 2 Full exclusion criteria

From: MDLSD: study protocol for a randomised, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial of repeated microdoses of LSD in healthy volunteers

 

Exclusion criteria

Consent/communication

Inability to speak or read English

Physiological health

 Diagnosis

Unstable medical or neurologic condition as assessed by the study physician

 Lab work

Significant renal or hepatic impairment

 Vital signs

Cardiovascular conditions including abnormal heart rate seen by ECG

Resting blood pressure not exceeding 160 mmHg systolic and 90 mmHg diastolic

Body weight between 50 and 120 kg

 Medical history

Contraindications for MRI scanning

Mental health

 Diagnosis

Lifetime history of major depressive disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, or bipolar I or II disorder as assessed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)

Current diagnosis of PTSD, anxiety and panic disorders, OCD, dysthymic disorder, anorexia, and bulimia as assessed by the Standard MINI

 Current risk

Elevated of suicide as determined by study psychiatrist using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

Elevated risk of developing psychosis as determined by the study psychiatrist using the Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental States (CAARMS)

 Family diagnosis

First-degree relatives diagnosed with schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorder, or bipolar I or II disorder

 Medication

Current use of any prescribed psychotropic medication

 Substance use

Substance use disorder in the previous 3 months as assessed with a New Zealand modified version of the NM-ASSIST

Failed breathalyser and/or multipanel drug urine tests at screening with one follow up in trial

Use of serotonergic psychedelic drugs in the last year

Lifetime history of psychedelic microdosing