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. 2026 Feb 16;32(2):591–598. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-04154-z

Table 2.

Changes in depressive symptoms

Group Stage Treatment Time n Mean (s.d.) Change from baseline (s.d.) Within-subject Cohen’s d Response (%)

PA group

(ntotal = 17)

Stage 1 (blinded) Placebo (ntotal = 17) Day −1 17 25.5 (7.25)
Day 8 16 23.6 (8.29) –1.9 (6.04) −0.31 12.5
Day 14 17 21.9 (10.71) –3.6 (7.67) −0.47 11.8
Stage 2 (open label) DMT (after placebo; ntotal = 16) Day 22 14 14.4 (11.72) –10.6 (12.03) −0.88 42.9
Day 29 16 14.4 (10.93) –10.8 (12.77) −0.85 43.8
Day 45 16 11.9 (9.94) –13.3 (12.93) −1.02 50.0
Day 105 14 9.6 (8.05) –15.4 (12.21) −1.26 50.0
Day 224 12 14.4 (9.82) –8.4 (12.45) −0.67 50.0
AA group (ntotal = 17) Stage 1 (blinded) DMT (ntotal = 17) Day −1 17 26.3 (6.14)
Day 8 16 13.3 (10.36) –12.7 (10.38) −1.22 43.8
Day 14 17 15.3 (10.20) –11.0 (10.11) −1.35 35.3
Stage 2 (open label) DMT (after active; ntotal = 13a) Day 22 12 11.1 (8.53) –13.4 (9.89) −1.15 58.3
Day 29 12 11.2 (9.49) –13.3 (11.57) −0.94 58.3
Day 45 12 12.1 (10.29) –12.4 (13.13) −0.94 50.0
Day 105 12 16.7 (12.26) –7.8 (13.63) −0.59 41.7
Day 224 9 16.0 (7.79) –7.8 (12.02) −0.64 33.3
All participants (ntotal = 34) Stage 2 (open label) DMT (one or two doses (ntotal = 33) Day 105 30 13.7 (11.15) −11.8 (13.16) 46.7
Day 224 25 15.2 (9.28) −9.2 (12.0) 44.0

MADRS outcome data at all time points and in both stages, including within-subject Cohen’s d (relative to day −1) and response rates (response defined as ≥50% change from baseline). ntotal, total number of participants; n, number of participants with data. aAA data are without the 4 individuals (A−) who did not receive their second DMT dose.