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Defending Multidrug Masking in Psilocybin Trials, With Josh Woolley, MD, PhD

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20 September 2026

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Fusion42 · 20 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Josh Woolley, MD, PhD, advocates for the UMBRAA multidrug blinding framework in high-dose psilocybin trials to improve masking by using a complex multidrug comparator, arguing it creates comparable intoxication without delirium and addresses unmasking issues in placebo controls.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Health.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You in psychedelic drug development face new chances to access better placebo controls with complex multidrug masking. This could make your trial data more credible but also demands navigating novel consent and regulatory acceptability hurdles.

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