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However, the contribution and nature of participant support in the context of psychedelic trials are much debated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We sought to further illustrate the structure and format of the monitoring and support used in Compass Pathfinder Ltd (Compass) trials, with particular focus on the administration sessions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Audio recording transcripts from a 12-week clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of 25\u2009mg COMP360 psilocybin in 22 participants with post-traumatic stress disorder were analyzed to measure speech rates (words-per-minute (WPM)) for participants and support providers. A thematic analysis was also conducted on post-dosing participant interviews to offer further insight into how monitoring and support were experienced by participants.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Comparison of support provider\/participant WPM distinguished the administration from the preparation and follow-up sessions. Speech by either party during the administration sessions was rare; on average, 78% of the time was filled with silence, compared to 25% to 30% in non-administration sessions. Three main themes emerged in the thematic analysis: (1) support was minimally enacted, yet experientially salient, (2) autonomy was promoted through the introspective psychedelic state and non-directive support, and (3) primary modes of support during altered states of consciousness included reassurance and validation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The relative absence of verbal interaction suggests that the monitoring and support used in Compass administration sessions can be differentiated from practice in many conventional psychotherapies, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy trials, and psycholytic treatment paradigms with psychedelic drugs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      NCT05312151 (\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/study\/NCT05312151\">https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/study\/NCT05312151<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      ).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/02698811261464988","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,16]],"date-time":"2026-07-16T10:30:16Z","timestamp":1784197816000},"page":"1839-1847","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Silence is golden: Documenting the speech production of participants and support providers in psilocybin administration sessions for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1254-5943","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert F.","family":"Dougherty","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Compass Pathways, Inc. 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