What this phase means
Phase 2: researchers already know a roughly safe dose (from phase 1). This stage asks whether the treatment actually helps the condition, and watches side effects more closely.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Psilocybin therapy. The registry lists allocation as randomized. This study is assessing the how well it works and safety of NPX-5 in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of adjustment disorder due to cancer diagnosis.
They plan to enroll about 87 people at 5 sites. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill) plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
A Phase 2b Double-blind, Randomized, Low-dose Comparator-controlled Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of NPX-5 in Psilocybin-assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Adjustment Disorder Associated With Cancer.
Interventions: Psilocybin therapy
Primary outcome (registry wording): Anxiety Severity