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2 endpoints · 2 findings · 1 paper
- Diastolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)raisesEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.
- Systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)raisesEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.
What the evidence says
How to read these marks2 findings · 2 endpoints · 1 paper · by evidence strength
What moved
2 findings
Increases systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)
ModerateEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.Finding“The MDMA group higher SBP and DBP compared to the placebo group.”
Quoted verbatim from A randomized controlled trial of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and fear extinction retention in healthy adults.. - Study
- RCT
- Dose
- 100 mg single oral dose
- Population
- Healthy adults aged 21-55 with prior recreational MDMA use, single 100 mg oral dose versus matching placebo in a parallel-group trial; blood pressure monitored at eight timepoints over the 6 hours after dosing
A randomized controlled trial of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and fear extinction retention in healthy adults.2022PMID:35166140Industry fundedPermalink
Increases diastolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)
ModerateEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.Finding“The MDMA group higher SBP and DBP compared to the placebo group.”
Quoted verbatim from A randomized controlled trial of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and fear extinction retention in healthy adults.. - Study
- RCT
- Dose
- 100 mg single oral dose
- Population
- Healthy adults aged 21-55 with prior recreational MDMA use, single 100 mg oral dose versus matching placebo in a parallel-group trial; blood pressure monitored at eight timepoints over the 6 hours after dosing
A randomized controlled trial of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and fear extinction retention in healthy adults.2022PMID:35166140Industry fundedPermalink
Papers screened
127 papers
- Compound
- 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- Screened
- 127
- Admitted
- 2
- Discarded
- 97
- Not read
- 28
Produced a finding2 papers
- PMID:269673212026-10-05
- PMID:351661402026-10-05
Discarded: the wrong intervention76 papers
- PMID:10367553cited by PMID:20947066; not about the subject it would be filed under2026-10-05
- PMID:10989266cited by PMID:20947066; not about the subject it would be filed under2026-10-05
- PMID:11070182cited by PMID:20947066; not about the subject it would be filed under2026-10-05
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- PMID:16401654cited by PMID:20947066; not about the subject it would be filed under2026-10-05
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- PMID:16510476cited by PMID:20947066; not about the subject it would be filed under2026-10-05
and 64 more.
Discarded: an endpoint this vocabulary does not hold9 papers
- PMID:20643699no claim extracted — no_outcome_node — measured: Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) total severity score, clinician-rated, repeated measures across four timepoints | PTSD symptom severity, Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) global score, repeated-measures ANOVA group x time; clinical response defined as >30% CAPS reduction2026-10-05
- PMID:20947066no claim extracted — no_outcome_node — measured: accuracy of fearful facial expression identification on the Facial Emotional Recognition task (proportion correct, morphed Ekman faces); also VAS loving self-rating | facial fear recognition accuracy, Facial Emotional Recognition task (Ekman and Friesen morphed faces, proportion correct); self-reported VAS loving and POMS friendliness ratings2026-10-05
- PMID:21980168claims extracted but the object named resolved to no node — recorded in candidate_nodes (ADR-0070)2026-10-05
- PMID:23172889no claim extracted — no_outcome_node — measured: Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) global symptom severity score, clinician-rated, at long-term follow-up | PTSD symptom severity, Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) global score; Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) total2026-10-05
- PMID:24495461no claim extracted — no_outcome_node — measured: regional cerebral blood flow by arterial spin labeling MRI, whole-brain voxelwise contrast | regional cerebral blood flow, arterial spin labeling MRI, MDMA versus placebo scan; resting-state functional connectivity, seed-based BOLD2026-10-05
- PMID:31978933no claim extracted — no_outcome_node — measured: classification accuracy of speech features for detecting MDMA versus placebo condition (cross-validated, linear SVM/random forest) | automated speech-feature classification accuracy of drug condition (linear SVM, random forest, nearest neighbours), acoustic/semantic/psycholinguistic features2026-10-05
- PMID:34695117no claim extracted — no_outcome_node — measured: self-reported sociability / felt social connection, pooled Cohen's d across VAS, POMS, AMRS and BLMRS items | self-reported felt sociability, pooled Cohen's d across single-item VAS, AMRS, EWL and POMS ratings2026-10-05
- PMID:40958371no claim extracted — no_outcome_node — measured: trust subscale of the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (3 items, 1-5 Likert), post-session | trust subscale of the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT), self-report 1-5 scale, post-drug versus post-placebo session2026-10-05
- PMID:42243076no claim extracted — no_outcome_node — measured: plasma oxytocin concentration after drug administration, time course at 0, 2, 4, 6 h | plasma oxytocin concentration after MDMA, crossover versus placebo; plasma neurophysin I concentration2026-10-05
Discarded: another reason, stated per paper6 papers
- NCT01458327design×1 — allocation NA -- not randomised2026-09-29
- NCT02876172design×1 — allocation NA -- not randomised2026-09-29
- NCT03282123design×1 — allocation NA -- not randomised2026-09-29
- NCT03485287design×1 — allocation NA -- not randomised2026-09-29
- NCT04030169design×1 — allocation NA -- not randomised2026-09-29
- NCT04714359design×1 — allocation NA -- not randomised2026-09-29
Discarded: not retrievable5 papers
- PMID:4762224no PMID parsed, abstract under 200 characters, or no record returned by efetch2026-10-05
- PMID:15617511no PMID parsed, abstract under 200 characters, or no record returned by efetch2026-10-05
- PMID:19654382no PMID parsed, abstract under 200 characters, or no record returned by efetch2026-10-05
- PMID:2871574no PMID parsed, abstract under 200 characters, or no record returned by efetch2026-10-05
- PMID:5566727no PMID parsed, abstract under 200 characters, or no record returned by efetch2026-10-05
Discarded: no comparator1 paper
- PMID:30371148no claim extracted — comparator_not_absence2026-10-05
Not read yet28 papers
- PMID:103817692026-09-29
- PMID:109174072026-09-29
- PMID:109892652026-09-29
- PMID:117521222026-09-29
- PMID:147223272026-09-29
- PMID:159100122026-09-29
- PMID:161607042026-09-29
- PMID:161635162026-09-29
- PMID:178904442026-09-29
- PMID:185206042026-09-29
- PMID:186262712026-09-29
- PMID:195626322026-09-29
and 16 more.
Measured, not recorded
- Compound
- 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- Endpoints measured
- 444 endpoints
- Recorded as a finding
- No
Show what was measured
additional psychotherapy sessions following MDMA-assisted sessions
n = 13
20 such sessions were provided to seven of 13 subjects following MDMA-assisted sessions
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baseline CAPS score
no effect, p = 0.97, n = 20
Mean Baseline CAPS score (std) | 79.4 (22.4) | 79.2 (23.6) | 79.6 (22.0) | 0.97
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benzodiazepines administered following sessions
no effect, p = 0.57
24 of 51 MDMA-assisted sessions (47.0%) and after six of 16 psychotherapy-only sessions (37.5%) (p = 0.57
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CAPS change, open-label crossover arm, Time 1c to Time 4c
decreases
MDMA | Mean | 65.6 | 33.9 | −31.7 ***
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CAPS covariate effect of months of previous therapy
no effect, p = 0.56
The covariate proved non-significant (CAPS: F = 0.35, p = 0.56)
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CAPS, first MDMA dropout
decreases, n = 1
fell from 110 and 107, respectively, at baseline, to 17 and 27, respectively, 4 days after their only MDMA-assisted psychotherapy session
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CAPS group by time, supplemental dose versus no supplemental dose
no effect, p = 0.637, n = 12
(ANOVA with repeated measures F(1, 9) = 0.413, p = 0.637)
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CAPS group difference at Time 1
no effect, p = 0.966
Time 1 p = 0.966, α = 0.050
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CAPS group difference at Time 2
decreases, p = 0.013
Time 2* p = 0.013, α = 0.017
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CAPS group difference at Time 3
decreases, p = 0.002
Time 3* p = 0.002, α = 0.012
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CAPS group difference at Time 4
decreases, p = 0.013
Time 4* p = 0.013, α = 0.025
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CAPS, second MDMA dropout
decreases, n = 1
fell from 110 and 107, respectively, at baseline, to 17 and 27, respectively, 4 days after their only MDMA-assisted psychotherapy session
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CAPS time effect, both groups
decreases, p = 0.0005
PTSD symptoms, as measured by CAPS, improved over time in both groups (Time: F(3, 17) = 40.292, p < 0.0005)
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CAPS Time*Group interaction
decreases, p = 0.015
the MDMA group showed significantly greater improvement (Time*Group interaction F(1, 17) = 7.173, p = 0.015)
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clinical response (>30% reduction from baseline in CAPS), Stage 1
increases, n = 20
the clinical response was 83.3% (10/12) in the MDMA group versus 25% (2/8) in the placebo group
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clinical response rate, Stage 2 open-label
increases
In Stage 2, the clinical response rate was 100% in the seven subjects
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Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) global severity score over four timepoints, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy versus inactive placebo (lactose) with the same psychotherapy in both arms, chronic treatment-resistant PTSD (primary outcome)
decreases, MDMA group showed significantly greater improvement (CAPS symptom reduction) than placebo; Time*Group interaction F(1, 17) = 7.173, p = 0.015
Not recorded as a finding: this platform holds no node for the endpoint
Figure 3 illustrates that PTSD symptoms, as measured by CAPS, improved over time in both groups (Time: F(3, 17) = 40.292, p < 0.0005), but the MDMA group showed significantly greater improvement (Time*Group interaction F(1, 17) = 7.173, p = 0.015).
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Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) total severity score, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy (125 mg plus optional 62.5 mg) versus inactive-placebo psychotherapy, over four timepoints; IES-R, SCL-90-R, neurocognitive batteries, blood pressure, pulse and temperature secondary
decreases, greater CAPS improvement in the MDMA group; Time*Group interaction F(1, 17) = 7.173, p = 0.015
Not recorded as a finding: this platform holds no node for the endpoint
Figure 3 illustrates that PTSD symptoms, as measured by CAPS, improved over time in both groups (Time: F(3, 17) = 40.292, p < 0.0005), but the MDMA group showed significantly greater improvement (Time*Group interaction F(1, 17) = 7.173, p = 0.015).
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diastolic BP baseline
Baseline | 74.6 (9.4) | 56/92 | 74.4 (8.1) | 58/89
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diastolic BP baseline
Baseline | 74.6 (9.4) | 56/92 | 74.4 (8.1) | 58/89
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diastolic BP maximum change
increases
Max Change | 14.4 (6.5) | 1/14 | 13.8 (7.5) | 2/28
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diastolic BP maximum change
increases
Max Change | 14.4 (6.5) | 1/14 | 13.8 (7.5) | 2/28
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diastolic BP maximum
increases
Maximum | 89.0 (9.2) | 74/113 | 88.2 (10.5) | 65/106
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diastolic BP maximum
increases
Maximum | 89.0 (9.2) | 74/113 | 88.2 (10.5) | 65/106
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IES-R decrease, open-label crossover arm
decreases, p = 0.013
mean IES-R decrease = 15.9, SD = 12.1, p = 0.013
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IES-R group difference at Time 1
no effect, p = 0.976
Time 1 p = 0.976, α = 0.050
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IES-R group difference at Time 2
decreases, p = 0.016
Time 2* p = 0.016, α = 0.017
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IES-R group difference at Time 3
decreases, p = 0.006
Time 3* p = 0.006, α = 0.012
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IES-R group difference at Time 4
no effect, p = 0.038
Time 4 p = 0.038, α = 0.025
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IES-R time effect, both groups
decreases, p = 0.0005
PTSD symptoms, as measured by IES-R, improved over time in both groups (Time: F(3, 17) = 11.003, p < 0.0005)
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IES-R Time*Group interaction
decreases, p = 0.027
the MDMA group showed significantly greater improvement (Time*Group interaction F(1, 17) = 3.290, p = 0.027)
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mean decrease in CAPS from time 1 to time 4, benzodiazepine users vs non-users
no effect, p = 0.98, n = 20
for the 14 who received benzodiazepines and the six who did not: 40.3 (SD = 39) and 40.7 (SD = 27.2), respectively (p = 0.98)
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mean number of months of prior therapy
p = 0.04, n = 20
Mean # months of prior therapy (std) | 58.5 (49.5) | 40.6 (38.5) | 85.3 (54.2) | 0.04
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participants correctly guessing condition assignment
n = 20
Nineteen of 20 participants (95%) correctly guessed their condition assignment
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PASAT Trial 1, baseline group difference
no effect, p = 0.35
PASAT Trial 1 (t = 0.95, p = 0.35)
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PASAT Trial 1, follow-up group difference
no effect, p = 0.19
PASAT Trial 1 (t = 0.35, p = 0.19)
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PASAT Trial 2, baseline group difference
no effect, p = 0.88
PASAT Trial 2 (t = −0.16, p = 0.88)
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PASAT Trial 2, follow-up group difference
no effect, p = 0.69
PASAT Trial 2 (t = 0.41, p = 0.69)
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PTSD mean number of months of duration
no effect, p = 0.57, n = 20
PTSD mean number of months of duration (std) | 248 (173) | 232 (201) | 273 (126) | 0.57
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pulse baseline
Baseline | 74.3 (11.7) | 54/98 | 69.9 (10.9) | 5/92
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pulse baseline
Baseline | 74.3 (11.7) | 54/98 | 69.9 (10.9) | 5/92
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pulse maximum change
increases
Max Change | 28.8 (11.5) | −7/52 | 22.2 (13.7) | 3/57
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pulse maximum change
increases
Max Change | 28.8 (11.5) | −7/52 | 22.2 (13.7) | 3/57
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pulse maximum
increases
Maximum | 103.1 (15.9) | 67/135 | 92.1 (17.8) | 68/141
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pulse maximum
increases
Maximum | 103.1 (15.9) | 67/135 | 92.1 (17.8) | 68/141
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RBANS total score, baseline group difference
no effect, p = 0.09
RBANS total score (t = 1.78, p = 0.09)
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RBANS total score, follow-up group difference
no effect, p = 0.31
RBANS total score (t = 1.05, p = 0.31)
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Rey-Osterrieth 30-minute delay score, follow-up group difference
no effect, p = 0.35
Rey-Osterrieth 30-minute delay score (t = 0.98, p = 0.35)
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Rey-Osterrieth Figure 30-minute delay, baseline group difference
no effect, p = 0.95
Rey-Osterrieth Figure 30-minute delay (t = 0.06, p = 0.95)
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systolic BP baseline
Baseline | 117.9 (15.0) | 97/149 | 114.2 (11.6) | 92/140
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systolic BP baseline
Baseline | 117.9 (15.0) | 97/149 | 114.2 (11.6) | 92/140
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systolic BP maximum change
increases
Max Change | 25.2 (13.7) | 16/50 | 22.2 (15.3) | −3/57
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systolic BP maximum change
increases
Max Change | 25.2 (13.7) | 16/50 | 22.2 (15.3) | −3/57
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systolic BP maximum
increases
Maximum | 143.1 (16.3) | 117/179 | 136.4 (18.8) | 102/176
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systolic BP maximum
increases
Maximum | 143.1 (16.3) | 117/179 | 136.4 (18.8) | 102/176
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temperature baseline
Baseline | 36.6 (0.5) | 35.6/37.8 | 36.3 (0.6) | 35/37.2
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temperature baseline
Baseline | 36.6 (0.5) | 35.6/37.8 | 36.3 (0.6) | 35/37.2
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temperature maximum change
increases
Max Change | 0.5 (0.4) | −0.6/1.5 | −0.7 (0.6) | −0.06/1.9
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temperature maximum change
Max Change | 0.5 (0.4) | −0.6/1.5 | −0.7 (0.6) | −0.06/1.9
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zolpidem administered following sessions
no effect, p = 0.77
Zolpidem was administered following 31 of 51 MDMA-assisted sessions (60.7%) and after 11 of 16 psychotherapy-only sessions (68.8%) (p = 0.77)
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accuracy (proportion correct) of fearful facial expression identification on the Facial Emotional Recognition task, MDMA 1.5 mg/kg versus placebo; also VAS loving, POMS friendliness, VAS loneliness, VAS playfulness and VAS sociability ratings
decreases, F(2.8, 56.0) = 4.45, eta-squared = 0.18, p = 0.008
Not recorded as a finding: this platform holds no node for the endpoint
However, drug condition affected identification of fearful facial expressions (F(2.8, 56.0) = 4.45, p = 0.008, η2 = 0.18), indicating that MDMA1.5 decreased accuracy of fear recognition relative to placebo (Table 1).
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age at first use of ecstasy
n = 21
first use of ecstasy at a mean age of 19.8 (S.D. = 2.7) years
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Eyes test and DANVA-2 accuracy
no effect, n = 21
MDMA did not affect accuracy on the Eyes or the DANVA-2 tests (Table 1)
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FER accuracy, drug condition by emotion interaction
modulates, p = 0.008, n = 21
There was a significant interaction between drug condition and emotion on the FER accuracy of emotion identification (F(5.2, 104.6) = 3.23, p = 0.008)
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FER accuracy for angry, happy, neutral and sad faces, drug effect
no effect, n = 21
simple main effects analysis did not yield significant effects of drug on identification of angry, happy, neutral, or sad faces
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FER accuracy for fearful facial expressions, drug condition effect
decreases, p = 0.008, n = 21
drug condition affected identification of fearful facial expressions (F(2.8, 56.0) = 4.45, p = 0.008, η2 = 0.18)
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FER accuracy for fearful facial expressions, MDMA1.5 vs placebo
decreases, n = 21
indicating that MDMA1.5 decreased accuracy of fear recognition relative to placebo
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lifetime ecstasy use, number of occasions
n = 21
lifetime ecstasy use on a mean of 15.0 (S.D. = 23.1) occasions
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misclassification of emotional expressions as neutral, MDMA1.5 vs placebo
increases, p = 0.05, n = 21
MDMA1.5 increased the tendency to misclassify emotional expressions as neutral, compared to PBO (p < 0.05, uncorrected; Table 1)
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POMS Friendliness, drug condition effect
increases, p = 0.001, n = 21
There was an effect of drug on POMS Friendliness (F(2.7,51) = 6.81, p = 0.001; η2 = 0.26)
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POMS Friendliness, MDMA1.5 vs placebo and MDMA0.75
increases, n = 21
MDMA1.5 increased friendliness ratings compared to both PBO and MDMA0.75
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VAS Loneliness, drug condition effect
modulates, p = 0.008, n = 21
Drug condition affected ratings on VAS Loneliness (χ2(3) = 11.94, p = 0.008; r = 0.54)
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VAS Loneliness, MDMA0.75 vs METH and placebo
increases, n = 21
Post-hoc analysis showed that MDMA0.75 increased loneliness ratings relative to METH and PBO
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VAS Loving, drug condition effect
increases, p = 0.004, n = 21
Drug condition affected ratings on the VAS Loving scale (F(3,57) = 5.04, p = 0.004; η2 = 0.21)
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VAS Loving, MDMA1.5 vs placebo
increases, n = 21
Follow-up analyses indicated that MDMA1.5 increased loving feelings relative to PBO
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VAS 'loving', 'sociable', 'playful' and 'lonely' ratings and POMS Friendliness subscale (peak change from baseline); accuracy of facial emotion recognition (FER), Reading the Mind in the Eyes test and DANVA-2 vocal affect task; MDMA 0.75 and 1.5 mg/kg versus placebo (a 20 mg methamphetamine arm was also given)
increases, MDMA 1.5 mg/kg increased VAS loving relative to placebo
Not recorded as a finding: this platform holds no node for the endpoint
Follow-up analyses indicated that MDMA1.5 increased loving feelings relative to PBO.
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VAS Playfulness, drug condition effect
increases, p = 0.001, n = 21
Drug condition affected VAS Playfulness (F(3,57) = 8.57, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.31)
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VAS Playfulness, MDMA1.5 vs placebo and MDMA0.75
increases, n = 21
with MDMA1.5 increasing playfulness relative to PBO and MDMA0.75 and METH increasing playfulness compared to PBO
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VAS Playfulness, METH vs placebo
increases, n = 21
with MDMA1.5 increasing playfulness relative to PBO and MDMA0.75 and METH increasing playfulness compared to PBO
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VAS Sociability, drug condition effect
increases, p = 0.05, n = 21
There was a drug effect on VAS Sociability (F(2.5, 47.7) = 3.06, p < 0.05, η2 = 0.14)
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VAS Sociability, MDMA vs placebo
no effect, n = 21
Both MDMA1.5 and METH increased playfulness, whereas only METH significantly increased sociability
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VAS Sociability, METH vs placebo
increases, n = 21
METH increased sociability relative to PBO
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correlation of HMMA after acid cleavage with sum of unconjugated HMMA, HMMA glucuronide and HMMA sulfate
n = 10
A correlation of R2 = 0.87 between the 2 data sets was observed
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correlation of MDA urinary concentrations between previous (acid cleavage) and present study
n = 10
yielding correlation coefficients (R2) of 0.82 and 0.75, respectively
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correlation of MDMA urinary concentrations between previous (acid cleavage) and present study
n = 10
yielding correlation coefficients (R2) of 0.82 and 0.75, respectively
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DHMA excreted as sulfates (median)
96% (median, range 62%–99%) of DHMA was excreted as sulfates
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dose excreted as HMMA glucuronide, high vs low dose
decreases, p = 0.02
A greater percentage of the dose was excreted as unchanged MDMA after the high dose (11% vs 8%), whereas excretion of HMMA sulfate (10% vs 13%) and HMMA glucuronide (4% vs 5%) were lower after the high dose (P = 0.02)
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dose excreted as HMMA sulfate, high vs low dose
decreases, p = 0.02
A greater percentage of the dose was excreted as unchanged MDMA after the high dose (11% vs 8%), whereas excretion of HMMA sulfate (10% vs 13%) and HMMA glucuronide (4% vs 5%) were lower after the high dose (P = 0.02)
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dose excreted as unchanged MDMA, high vs low dose
increases, p = 0.02
A greater percentage of the dose was excreted as unchanged MDMA after the high dose (11% vs 8%), whereas excretion of HMMA sulfate (10% vs 13%) and HMMA glucuronide (4% vs 5%) were lower after the high dose (P = 0.02)
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expected DHMA 3-sulfate/DHMA 4-sulfate ratio from in vitro human liver cytosol
Expected ratios calculated from previous in vitro experiments in human liver cytosol) were approximately 10
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HMMA excreted as glucuronide or sulfate
98% (57%–99%) of HMMA as glucuronide or sulfate
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longest detection time, HMMA sulfate
HMMA sulfate had the longest detection time, up to 168 h
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median conjugation rate of DHMA
the median conjugation rate was 98% (range 96%–100%) for DHMA and 96% (range 88%–98%) for HMMA
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median conjugation rate of HMMA
the median conjugation rate was 98% (range 96%–100%) for DHMA and 96% (range 88%–98%) for HMMA
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share of total recovered MDMA excreted 0-24 h
Of the total MDMA recovered in urine, 46% and 36% were excreted between 0–24 h after the low and high doses, respectively
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share of total recovered MDMA excreted 24-48 h
6% and 9% between 24 and 48 h
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share of total recovered MDMA excreted 48-72 h
0.7% and 1.2% between 48 and 72 h
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share of total recovered MDMA excreted 72-96 h
0.1% and 0.3% between 72 and 96 h
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share of total recovered MDMA excreted 96-120 h
<0.1% between 96 and 120 h
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total urinary recovery of MDMA and metabolites as percentage of dose over 5 days, LC-HRMS and GC-NICI-MS
24% to 52% of the MDMA dose recovered
Not recorded as a finding: no outcome node for urinary excretion of the administered compound; urine is not a tissue so it is not a localisation claim either
Urinary recovery of MDMA and metabolites over 5 days ranged between 24% and 52% of the MDMA dose.
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total urinary recovery of MDMA and metabolites over 5 days, lower end of range
Urinary recovery of MDMA and metabolites over 5 days ranged between 24% and 52% of the MDMA dose
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total urinary recovery of MDMA and metabolites over 5 days, upper end of range
Urinary recovery of MDMA and metabolites over 5 days ranged between 24% and 52% of the MDMA dose
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urinary DHMA 3-sulfate/DHMA 4-sulfate ratio, from total excreted dose (median)
The median DHMA 3-sulfate/DHMA 4-sulfate urinary ratio, calculated from total excreted dose, was 4.5
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urinary DHMA 3-sulfate/DHMA 4-sulfate ratio, highest (2-6 h)
The highest ratio was 26 (median 10) between 2 and 6 h after administration
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urinary DHMA 3-sulfate/DHMA 4-sulfate ratio, later median
decreases
Later, the ratio decreased to a median of 3
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urinary excretion kinetics of MDMA and its phase I and phase II metabolites (Cmax, tmax, detection times, percentage of dose recovered) by LC-HRMS and GC-NICI-MS after oral MDMA 1.0 or 1.6 mg/kg
24% to 52% of the MDMA dose recovered in urine over 5 days
Not recorded as a finding: this platform holds no node for the endpoint
Urinary recovery of MDMA and metabolites over 5 days ranged between 24% and 52% of the MDMA dose.
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urinary HMMA sulfate/HMMA glucuronide ratio, from total amounts excreted (median)
showed a median urinary ratio of 2, calculated from total amounts excreted
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urinary HMMA sulfate/HMMA glucuronide ratio, highest (first 2 h)
The highest ratios up to 15 (median 10) were generally detected within the first 2 h of excretion, decreasing to median ratios of 2 with increasing excretion time
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urine samples positive for DHA glucuronides
DHA glucuronides in 13%
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urine samples positive for DHA sulfates
DHA sulfates in 32%
PMID:21980168 · one of two readings recorded this
urine samples positive for DHMA 3-glucuronide
DHMA 3-glucuronide in 51%
PMID:21980168 · one of two readings recorded this
urine samples positive for DHMA 3-sulfate
DHMA 3-sulfate in 69%
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urine samples positive for DHMA 4-glucuronide
DHMA 4-glucuronide in 40%
PMID:21980168 · one of two readings recorded this
urine samples positive for DHMA 4-sulfate
DHMA 4-sulfate in 59%
PMID:21980168 · one of two readings recorded this
urine samples positive for HMA glucuronide
HMA glucuronide in 51%
PMID:21980168 · one of two readings recorded this
urine samples positive for HMA sulfate
HMA sulfate in 50%
PMID:21980168 · one of two readings recorded this
urine samples positive for HMMA glucuronide
HMMA glucuronide in 84%
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urine samples positive for HMMA sulfate
HMMA sulfate in 98%
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urine samples positive for MDA
MDA in 42%
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urine samples positive for MDMA
MDMA was identified in 63% of urine samples
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urine samples positive for unconjugated DHA
unconjugated DHA in 3%
PMID:21980168 · one of two readings recorded this
urine samples positive for unconjugated DHMA
unconjugated DHMA in 32%
PMID:21980168 · one of two readings recorded this
urine samples positive for unconjugated HMA
unconjugated HMA in 23%
PMID:21980168 · one of two readings recorded this
urine samples positive for unconjugated HMMA
unconjugated HMMA in 38%
PMID:21980168 · one of two readings recorded this
benefit endorsed: Enhanced spiritual life
Enhanced spiritual life | 10 | 53
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benefit endorsed: Fewer nightmares, flashbacks or intrusive memories
Fewer nightmares, flashbacks or intrusive memories | 13 | 68
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benefit endorsed: General well-being
General well-being | 17 | 89
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benefit endorsed: Improved mood
Improved mood | 9 | 47
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benefit endorsed: Improved other psychological symptoms
Improved other psychological symptoms | 4 | 21
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benefit endorsed: Improved relationships in general
Improved relationships in general | 11 | 58
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benefit endorsed: Improved relationships with spouse, partner or other family members
Improved relationships with spouse, partner or other family members | 10 | 53
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benefit endorsed: Improved sleep
Improved sleep | 12 | 63
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benefit endorsed: Improved work performance
Improved work performance | 6 | 32
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benefit endorsed: Increased ability to feel emotions
Increased ability to feel emotions | 13 | 68
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benefit endorsed: Increased creativity
Increased creativity | 5 | 26
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benefit endorsed: Increased empathy for others
Increased empathy for others | 8 | 42
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benefit endorsed: Increased self-awareness and understanding
Increased self-awareness and understanding | 17 | 89
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benefit endorsed: Less avoidance of people or places
Less avoidance of people or places | 15 | 79
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benefit endorsed: Less excessive vigilance
Less excessive vigilance | 15 | 79
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benefit endorsed: More involved in the community/world around me
More involved in the community/world around me | 10 | 53
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benefit endorsed: Reduced anxiety
Reduced anxiety | 12 | 63
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CAPS at LTFU, two versus three MDMA sessions
no effect, p = 0.83
df =14, p =0.83
PMID:23172889 · one of two readings recorded this
CAPS completers with score above 50 at LTFU (relapse)
At LTFU, two subjects had CAPS scores above 50 (13%)
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CAPS global score
no effect, p = 0.91, n = 16
2-month | 16 | 24.6 | 18.6 | 0.1 | 15 |.91
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CAPS global score
no effect, n = 16
LTFU | 16 | 23.7 | 22.8
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CAPS score of placebo-psychotherapy-only subject who did not cross over
(2-month CAPS = 14; LTFU CAPS = 16 and 2-month IES-R = 5; LTFU IES-R = 15)
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Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) global score and Impact of Events Scale-Revised at long-term follow-up (17-74 months) compared with the 2-month post-treatment score, in the 16 completers who had received MDMA-assisted psychotherapy
no effect, CAPS and IES-R at long-term follow-up not statistically different from 2-month scores, n = 16
Not recorded as a finding: this platform holds no node for the endpoint
We found that the mean CAPS and IES-R scores at LTFU for the 16 study completers were not statistically different from their 2-month (short-term) mean scores (Table 1).
PMID:23172889 · one of two readings recorded this
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) global score and Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) at long-term follow-up (mean 45 months) versus 2 months after two MDMA-assisted sessions, same subjects, no control arm
no effect, mean CAPS and IES-R at long-term follow-up not statistically different from 2-month scores
Not recorded as a finding: this platform holds no node for the endpoint
We found that the mean CAPS and IES-R scores at LTFU for the 16 study completers were not statistically different from their 2-month (short-term) mean scores (Table 1).
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degree of benefit, LTFU non-completers
no effect, p = 0.58
three LTFU non-completers (median = 4; range = 3; independent Mann-Whitney U test, p = 0.58)
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degree of overall benefit rating 2
2 | 1 | 5
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degree of overall benefit rating 3
3 | 3 | 16
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degree of overall benefit rating 4
4 | 4 | 21
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degree of overall benefit rating 5 (Large)
5 (Large) | 11 | 58
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degree the benefits lasted rating 2 (some, but not most)
2 Some, but not most of the benefit has lasted | 4 | 21
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degree the benefits lasted rating 3 (most, but not all)
3 Most, but not all of the benefits lasted | 3 | 16
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degree the benefits lasted rating 4 (virtually all)
4 Virtually all of the benefits have lasted | 4 | 21
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degree the benefits lasted rating 5 (lasted and continued to grow)
5 Benefits lasted and have continued to grow | 8 | 42
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IES-R at LTFU, two versus three MDMA sessions
no effect, p = 0.48
df = 14, p= 0.48
PMID:23172889 · one of two readings recorded this
IES-R global score
no effect, p = 0.72, n = 16
2-month | 16 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 0.4 | 15 |.72
PMID:23172889 · one of two readings recorded this
IES-R global score
no effect, n = 16
LTFU | 16 | 22.1 | 21.8
PMID:23172889 · one of two readings recorded this
IES-R score of placebo-psychotherapy-only subject who did not cross over
(2-month CAPS = 14; LTFU CAPS = 16 and 2-month IES-R = 5; LTFU IES-R = 15)
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mean number of psychiatric medicines taken
decreases, n = 19
The mean number of medicines taken fell from 1.7 to 1.3
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negative outcomes, CAPS completers
n = 16
as compared to 2 out of 16 (13%) CAPS completers with negative outcomes
PMID:23172889 · one of two readings recorded this
negative outcomes, intent-to-treat analysis
n = 19
the intent-to-treat analysis produced 5 out of 19 (26%) PTSD subjects with negative outcomes
PMID:23172889 · one of two readings recorded this
participants reporting cannabis use during LTFU period
Cannabis was the most frequently mentioned drug (n = 8)
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participants reporting improved cognition, memory and concentration
increases, n = 19
Out of 19 participants, seven reported no change, while 13 reported improvements in these areas
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persistence of benefit, completers versus non-completers
no effect, p = 0.18
reported the same degree of persistence of benefit (median = 5; range = 3) as the three non-completers (median = 5, range = 3; independent Mann-Whitney U test, p = 0.18)
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subjects in psychotherapy at enrollment
n = 19
At the time of enrollment, 16 of 19 (84%) subjects were in active psychotherapy
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subjects in psychotherapy at LTFU
n = 19
At LTFU, only 8 of 19 (42%) were in psychotherapy
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subjects taking psychiatric medication
no effect, n = 19
The percentage of subjects taking psychiatric medication did not change from the baseline 58% (12/19)
PMID:23172889 · one of two readings recorded this
amygdala-hippocampal RSFC increase correlated with intensity of subjective effects
no effect, p = 0.01, n = 25
intense (r =.382, p =.01)
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
amygdala-hippocampal RSFC increase correlated with positive subjective effects
no effect, p = 0.225, n = 25
positive (r =.159, p =.225) subjective effects
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
amygdala RSFC decrease after MDMA, cerebellum temporal cortex orbitofrontal subgenual cingulate
decreases, n = 25
Decreases in RSFC were found in the cerebellum, left temporal cortex, medial orbitofrontal cortex, and subgenual cingulate cortex
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
amygdala RSFC increase after MDMA, brainstem anterior parahippocampal gyrus
increases, n = 25
significant increases in RSFC were observed in the brainstem and bilaterally in the anterior parahippocampal gyrus
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
between-condition difference in head motion in resting state BOLD scans
increases, p = 0.003, n = 25
There was significantly more movement in the MDMA than placebo scans (p =.003)
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
cerebral blood flow decrease after MDMA versus placebo (whole-brain cluster-corrected ASL)
decreases, p = 0.05, n = 25
The images shown in Figure 3A were produced using cluster-correction (2590 voxels) to adjust for multiple comparisons and a whole-brain corrected statistical threshold of p <.05
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
cerebral blood flow increase after MDMA versus placebo
no effect, p = 0.3, n = 25
Increases in CBF could be observed only at an unacceptable statistical threshold of puncorrected <.3
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
correlation of right amygdala CBF decrease with subjective intensity
increases, p = 0.002, n = 25
Significant positive correlations were observed between the magnitude of the CBF decreases in the right amygdala (p =.002) and right hippocampus (p =.004) after MDMA administration
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
correlation of right hippocampus CBF decrease with subjective intensity
increases, p = 0.004, n = 25
Significant positive correlations were observed between the magnitude of the CBF decreases in the right amygdala (p =.002) and right hippocampus (p =.004) after MDMA administration
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
hippocampal RSFC decrease after MDMA, mPFC left posterior parahippocampal/fusiform gyrus left temporal cortex
decreases, n = 25
Decreases were found in the mPFC, left posterior parahippocampal/fusiform gyrus, and left temporal cortex
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
hippocampal RSFC increase after MDMA, dorsal ACC right amygdala right middle frontal gyrus
increases, n = 25
significant increases in RSFC were observed in the dorsal ACC, right amygdala, and right middle frontal gyrus
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
hippocampal-vmPFC RSFC decrease correlated with intensity of subjective effects
no effect, p = 0.026, n = 25
intense (r =.32, p =.026)
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
hippocampal-vmPFC RSFC decrease correlated with positive subjective effects
no effect, p = 0.073, n = 25
positive (r =.3, p =.073) effects
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
mean relative movement per volume in RSFC scans
increases, n = 25
was.072 ±.04 mm after placebo administration and 0.099 ±.08 mm after MDMA administration
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
regional cerebral blood flow by arterial spin labeling and seed-based resting-state functional connectivity (BOLD) after oral MDMA versus placebo
decreases
Not recorded as a finding: this platform holds no node for the endpoint
Subtracting the two ASL scans after MDMA administration from the two ASL scans after placebo revealed robust decreases in CBF after MDMA.
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
regional cerebral blood flow by arterial spin labeling, and seed-based resting-state functional connectivity (BOLD), MDMA versus placebo in healthy volunteers
decreases, robust decreases in CBF after MDMA, whole-brain cluster-corrected
Not recorded as a finding: this platform holds no node for the endpoint
Subtracting the two ASL scans after MDMA administration from the two ASL scans after placebo revealed robust decreases in CBF after MDMA.
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
subjective intensity of drug effects, end of first ASL scan
n = 25
intensity was rated at 44 ± 35% at the end of the first ASL scan
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
subjective intensity of drug effects, end of second BOLD scan
n = 25
43 ± 32% at the end of the second BOLD scan
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
subjective intensity of drug effects, peak
n = 25
Peak drug effects were reported 100 min after ingestion of MDMA (the intensity was rated at 52 ± 32%; range, 0%–100%; 0% = no effects and 100% = extremely intense effects)
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
vmPFC-PCC RSFC decrease correlated with intensity of subjective effects
no effect, p = 0.218, n = 25
intense (r =.13, p =.218)
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
vmPFC-PCC RSFC decrease correlated with positive subjective effects
no effect, p = 0.038, n = 25
positive (r =.36, p =.038) subjective effects
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
vmPFC RSFC decrease after MDMA, midbrain thalamus amygdala PCC
decreases, n = 25
Decreases were found in the midbrain (including voxels in the vicinity of the dorsal raphe nuclei), thalamus, amygdala, and posterior cingulate cortex (PCC)
PMID:24495461 · one of two readings recorded this
vmPFC RSFC increase after MDMA, visual cortex
increases, n = 25
Increases in vmPFC RSFC were observed in visual cortex, both medially and laterally (left and right hemispheres)
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bupropion and hydroxybupropion plasma concentrations
no effect, n = 16
MDMA co-administration did not significantly alter the concentrations of either R- and S-bupropion or R, R- and S, S-hydroxybupropion
PMID:26967321 · one of two readings recorded this
HMMA sulfate R/S ratio Cmax
increases, n = 13
The HMMA sulfate R/S ratio was significantly higher (+21% for Cmax)
PMID:26967321 · one of two readings recorded this
MDA R/S ratio AUC24
decreases, n = 13
as was the MDA R/S ratio (-19% for Cmax, -17% for AUC24)
PMID:26967321 · one of two readings recorded this
MDA R/S ratio Cmax
decreases, n = 13
as was the MDA R/S ratio (-19% for Cmax, -17% for AUC24)
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MDMA R/S ratio AUC24
decreases, n = 13
The MDMA R/S ratio was significantly lower after pretreatment with bupropion (-6% for Cmax, -9% for AUC24)
PMID:26967321 · one of two readings recorded this
MDMA R/S ratio Cmax
decreases, n = 13
The MDMA R/S ratio was significantly lower after pretreatment with bupropion (-6% for Cmax, -9% for AUC24)
PMID:26967321 · one of two readings recorded this
R-DHMA 3-sulfate AUC24
decreases, n = 13
lower Cmax and AUC24 values for R-DHMA 3-sulfate (-68% and -61%)
PMID:26967321 · one of two readings recorded this
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