The Debrief  ·  No. 4

Week of July 22 – July 29, 2026

Week of July 22 – July 29, 2026: 1 newly recruiting · no new Field Notes.

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1Newly recruiting this week

Studies that opened to veterans since the last issue.

Newly recruiting
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Veterans With PTSD
Veterans only · Rockville, Maryland · Sunstone Medical
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2Still recruiting

Open now, from the directory — not new this week.

Psilocybin With Mindfulness-Based Therapy for PTSD
Adults with PTSD (veterans eligible) · Columbus, OH · Ohio State University (A. King)
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Dose Optimization of MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
Veterans only · Bronx, NY · James J. Peters / Bronx VA
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MDMA-assisted CPT vs. Cognitive Processing Therapy for Severe PTSD
Veterans only · Palo Alto, CA · Stanford / VA Palo Alto
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3Field Notes — from the archive

No new Field Notes this week — ones worth revisiting.

In a retrospective case series, veterans with treatment-resistant depression and PTSD saw their depression scores fall across both the nasal-spray and the intravenous ketamine they received — with no head-to-head comparison.
Retrospective case series · n = 15
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Veterans who attended psilocybin or ayahuasca retreats reported improvements across PTSD, depression, and other measures about four weeks later.
Naturalistic pre-post · n = 58
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In a controlled trial in veterans, smoked cannabis did not reduce PTSD symptoms more than a placebo.
Randomized double-blind cross-over · n = 80
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4One thing worth knowing

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