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Aug 6, 2026 Psychedelics
VA Launches Its Largest Psilocybin Trial Yet — For Veterans With Treatment-Resistant Depression
The VA just registered PIVOT, a 240-person randomized trial testing psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression in veterans, including those carrying PTSD alongside it. It hasn't started recruiting yet, and primary completion isn't expected until 2030, so this is a marker to watch, not a result. But a study this size, from the VA itself, is a signal in its own right.
Read at VA Office of Research and Development