Clearmind Medicine to Pioneer Psychedelic Clinical Trials for Alcohol Use Disorder with Ivy League Universities
Company entered a Clinical Trial Agreement with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Yale University to conduct its first in-human clinical trial
Tel Aviv, Israel / Vancouver, Canada, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearmind Medicine Inc. is pleased to announce that the company has entered into a Clinical Trial Agreement with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, to conduct its Phase I/IIa clinical trial of its proprietary MEAI-based CMND-100 as a potential treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The CM-CMND-001 clinical trial is a multinational, multi-center, single- and multiple-dose tolerability, safety and pharmacokinetic study in healthy volunteers and AUD subjects.
Clearmind's flagship treatment is focused on AUD, which is an extremely common and devastating condition. The addiction varies from mild to acute and describes a person's inability to control their alcohol consumption, despite negative health, social and occupational consequences. In the clinical trial, oral capsules will be administered once daily for ten consecutive days. The patients will report their drinking patterns and craving for alcohol (and cigarettes) during the clinical trial period. Patients will also be monitored for their depression symptoms.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is the second US-based medical site to join the Company's clinical trial. The first US-based site was Yale School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry.
The potential of psychedelic drugs to treat various neuropsychiatric indications is currently being explored in multiple human clinical trials. In Clearmind's phase I/IIa trial, CM-CMND-001, the primary endpoint of the clinical trial is to find the tolerable dose and characterize the safety and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) of single and repeated doses of CMND-100 in healthy subjects and those with AUD. The secondary endpoint is to evaluate the efficacy of CMND-100 in reduction of drinking patterns and cravings, in individuals with moderate-to-severe AUD. Depression symptoms will also be evaluated as an exploratory endpoint.
About Clearmind Medicine Inc.
Clearmind is a psychedelic pharmaceutical biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel psychedelic-derived therapeutics to solve widespread and underserved health problems, including alcohol use disorder. Its primary objective is to research and develop psychedelic-based compounds and attempt to commercialize them as regulated medicines, foods or supplements.
The Company's intellectual portfolio currently consists of fourteen patent families. The Company intends to seek additional patents for its compounds whenever warranted and will remain opportunistic regarding the acquisition of additional intellectual property to build its portfolio.
Shares of Clearmind are listed for trading on Nasdaq and the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol "CMND" and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol "CWY."
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