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Trial reportJAMA psychiatry2026

GH001 vs Placebo in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Wieslaw J Cubala, Malek Bajbouj, Michael Bauer, Bernhard T Baune, Narcís Cardoner, Fabian Devlin, Kelly Doolin, Rosa Maria Dueñas Herrero, Matilde Elices, Avril Feeney and 23 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in JAMA psychiatry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05800860 (A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2b Trial With an Open-label Extension to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of GH001 in Patients With Treatment-resistant Depression), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05800860 phase2completednot on this map

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2b Trial With an Open-label Extension to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of GH001 in Patients With Treatment-resistant Depression

TypeinterventionalSponsorGH Research Ireland LimitedRan2023 to 2025Enrolled81ConditionsTreatment-resistant DepressionArmsGH001, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Trials, trips, and tribulations: pathways for implementing psychedelic therapy in Ireland.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors.

Wieslaw J CubalaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Malek BajboujKlinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
Michael BauerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.
Bernhard T BauneDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Narcís CardonerHospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Mental Health Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Barcelona, Spain.
Fabian DevlinMental Health Research for Innovation Centre, Mersey Care National Health Service Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Kelly DoolinGH Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Rosa Maria Dueñas HerreroParc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu Hospital de Dia de Numancia, Barcelona, Spain.
Matilde ElicesCentre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.
Avril FeeneyGH Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Maria Galuszko-WegielnikDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Katarzyna Jakuszkowiak-WojtenDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Luboš JanuA-Shine SRO, Pilsen, Czechia.
John R KellyPsychedelic Research Group: Trinity College Dublin and Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Kathryn LeddenPsychedelic Research Group: Trinity College Dublin and Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Rachael MaclsaacGH Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Santiago MaderoHospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Shane J McInerneyDepartment of Psychiatry, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Angel L MontejoUniversity Hospital of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Alexander NawkaInstitut Neuropsychiatrické Péče, Praha, Czechia.
Tomáš PálenícekPsyon, Prague, Czechia.
Víctor Pérez SolàMental Health Institute, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Johannes G RamaekersFaculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Andreas ReifDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt - Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Philipp RitterDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.
Fiona RyanGH Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Claus Bo SvendsenGH Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Claire SweeneyGH Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Theis H TerweyGH Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Madhukar H TrivediCenter for Depression Research and Clinical Care, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
Velichka ValchevaGH Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Eduard VietaHospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Michael E ThaseDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Importance: Few pharmacotherapies are approved for treatment-resistant depression, and many patients do not achieve remission following treatment with those therapies. Objective: To examine the efficacy and safety of single-day treatment with a synthetic formulation of inhaled mebufotenin (GH001) vs placebo in patients with treatment-resistant depression. Design, Setting, and Participants: This was a 7-day, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2b trial with a 6-month open-label extension phase conducted at 16 sites in Europe from May 2023 to March 2025. Adult patients aged 18 to 64 years with treatment-resistant depression, defined as nonresponse to 2 to 5 oral antidepressant treatments, with current episode duration of up to 2 years were included. Of 128 assessed for eligibility, 81 were randomized and completed the placebo-controlled period of the trial. Interventions: Patients were randomly assigned 1:1 to receive an individualized dosing regimen of up to 3 escalating doses of GH001 (6, 12, and 18 mg) or a placebo individualized dosing regimen on a single day (day 1). Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary efficacy end point was the change from baseline to day 8 in Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale total score (range, 0-60; higher scores indicate greater severity of depression), comparing GH001 with placebo. Secondary end points included remission (Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale score ≤10) at day 8. Results: Among the 81 patients randomized to GH001 (n = 40) or placebo (n = 41), the mean (SD) age was 41.6 (11.4) years and 43.9 (10.9) years and 24 (60.0%) and 22 (53.7%) were female, respectively. Change in Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale score from baseline to day 8 was significantly greater for GH001 vs placebo (least squares mean difference [SE], -15.5 [1.7]; P < .001; effect size, -2.0). Day 8 remission rates were 23/40 (57.5%) with GH001 and 0/41 (0%) with placebo. No severe or serious adverse events were reported in the placebo-controlled period. Conclusions and Relevance: In this study, an individualized dosing regimen of inhaled GH001 resulted in significant improvements in depression symptoms relative to placebo and was well tolerated, supporting its potential as a novel, rapid-acting treatment for treatment-resistant depression. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05800860.

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Antidepressive AgentsDepressive Disorder, Treatment-ResistantAdministration, InhalationAdolescentAdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAntidepressive Agents

Identifiers

PMID41879760
PMCPMC13019340

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