Introduction Treatment-resistant depression (TRD), a persistent condition impacting up to 30% of patients with major depressive disorder, carries substantial personal and economic burden. There remains an unmet need for therapies that provide both rapid and durable improvements in TRD. Preliminary clinical trials indicate that GH001, a synthetic, inhalable formulation of mebufotenin, has the...
Importance: Few pharmacotherapies are approved for treatment-resistant depression, and many patients do not achieve remission following treatment with those therapies. Objective: To examine the efficacy and safety of single-day treatment with a synthetic formulation of inhaled mebufotenin (GH001) vs placebo in patients with treatment-resistant depression. Design, Setting, and Participants: This...