Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearmind Medicine Inc. (Nasdaq: CMND) (the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing non-hallucinogenic psychedelic-derived neuroplastogen for scalable treatment of neuropsychiatric, metabolic, and addiction disorders including Alcohol Use Disorder ("AUD"), today announced the enrollment of the first patients with Alcohol Use Disorder ("AUD") in its ongoing clinical trial evaluating CMND-100, the Company's proprietary psychedelic-based treatment candidate for AUD.
The first two patients were enrolled at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, marking the first time CMND-100 is administered to a patient with AUD. To date, the Company has evaluated CMND-100 at multiple doses in healthy participants as part of its clinical development program.
"Our enrollment trajectory continues to build positively and treating the first Alcohol Use Disorder patients with CMND-100 represents a major step forward," said Adi Zuloff-Shani, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Clearmind. "This achievement highlights the growing momentum behind the program and positions us well as we progress toward key clinical milestones that we believe can drive meaningful value for shareholders.
The clinical trial is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy of CMND-100 in patients with Alcohol Use Disorder.
About Clearmind Medicine Inc.
Clearmind is a clinical-stage neuroplastogens pharmaceutical biotech company focused on the discovery and development of non-hallucinogenic, second generation, neuroplastogen-derived therapeutics to solve widespread and underserved health problems, including alcohol use disorder. Its primary objective is to research and develop psychedelic-based compounds and attempt to commercialize them as regulated medicines, foods, or supplements.
The Company's intellectual portfolio currently consists of nineteen patent families, including 32 granted patents. The Company intends to seek additional patents for its compounds whenever warranted and will remain opportunistic regarding the acquisition of additional intellectual property to build its portfolio.
Shares of Clearmind are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol "CMND."
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