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NCT number NCT05563948
Other study ID # 8347
Secondary ID
Status Suspended
Phase Phase 2
First received
Last updated
Start date June 1, 2024
Est. completion date May 31, 2032

Study information

Verified date February 2024
Source New York State Psychiatric Institute
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The majority of the >3 million medical cannabis patients in the U.S. use cannabis products to manage pain but many questions remain. This project is designed to answer three questions that will fill important voids in the field's understanding of sustained cannabis use: 1) is abrupt cessation of cannabis associated with increased pain sensitivity; 2) does tolerance develop to the analgesic and abuse-related effects of repeatedly administered cannabis with varying ratios of THC and CBD, and is this tolerance reversible following a period of abstinence; 3) how does repeated cannabis use affect levels of endocannabinoids, and are these changes associated with changes in pain sensitivity and abuse liability? In this study, the investigators will enroll participants (N=100 healthy, cannabis-using men and non-pregnant women, ages 21-65) inpatient for 15 days. They will be randomized to one of four cannabis conditions (n=25/group). Following a day of standardization on which participants will receive their assigned cannabis condition (Day 1), cannabis will be administered repeatedly for 14 days (Day 2-15). The investigators will measure abuse-related effects ("Good Drug Effect"), endocannabinoid levels and two distinct types of experimental pain: The Cold Pressor Test and Quantitative Sensory Testing Thermal Temporal Summation. Given the widespread use of cannabis for pain, understanding the consequences of daily repeated administration of cannabis with THC:CBD ratios that are representative of most medical cannabis products on pain, abuse liability, and endocannabinoids is imperative.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Suspended
Enrollment 100
Est. completion date May 31, 2032
Est. primary completion date May 31, 2030
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 21 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males or females, 21-65 years old 2. For females: not pregnant or breast-feeding, and uses an acceptable form of birth control (e.g., condoms, IUD) 3. Uses cannabis on a near-daily basis 4. Not seeking treatment for cannabis use 5. Able to provide informed consent 6. Able to perform study procedures Exclusion Criteria: 1. Meets DSM-V criteria for any Substance Use Disorder other than cannabis, nicotine or caffeine 2. Uses other illicit drugs =1 day/week in the prior 4 weeks 3. Medical history, physical, psychiatric examination, or significant illness at the clinical discretion of the study physician; for example, history of heart disease, diabetes, hypertension (BP > 140/90) or uncontrolled asthma 5. Use of any prescription or daily use of over-the-counter medications 6. Recurrent, ongoing pain 7. Insensitivity to the thermal stimuli of the Cold Pressor Test or Quantitative Sensory Testing 8. History of physical violence or paranoia during cannabis withdrawal

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Cannabis
Vaporized cannabis will be administered 3x/day for 15 days.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States New York State Psychiatric Institute New York New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
New York State Psychiatric Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Cold Pressor Test (Change over time from baseline) The Cold Pressor Test (CPT) is a validated and reliable pain-induction procedure that reflects A-delta nerve fiber activity within the autonomic nervous system and closely mimics clinical chronic pain. CPT has been shown to have excellent reliability and predictive validity for medication-induced analgesia, including cannabinoids. For this task, two temperature-controlled circulating water baths maintain warm (36.5-37.5ºC) and cold (3.5-4.5ºC) water. Participants immerse their hand into a warm bath for 3 min (to standardize baseline skin temperature), then the cold bath, indicating when they first experience pain and withdrawing when the pain gets uncomfortable. Study staff will record time (in seconds) until participants: 1) report discomfort (pain threshold), and 2) withdraw their hand from the cold water (pain tolerance). 8x/day on Days 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15.
Primary Quantitative Sensory Testing-Thermal Temporal Summation (QST-TTS; change over time from baseline) (QST-TTS) uses repetitive fixed frequency and intensity heat stimulation to induce central sensitization of C-fibers in the spinal cord and is regarded as an experimental correlate of the 'wind-up' phenomenon in the dorsal horn. As dorsal horn CB-1 activity has been linked to suppression of 'wind-up' and central sensitization (the mechanism purportedly underlying cannabis' efficacy for neuropathic pain), cannabis use may decrease QST-TTS response, mirroring analgesia on the CPT during active cannabis administration vs. placebo. For this task, a Medoc TSA-II NeuroSensory Analyzer with a 30 x 30 mm Peltier thermode applies tonic noxious heat stimulation to the thenar eminence of the palm: the baseline temperature is 32.0°C, increases at a rate of 1°C/s up to 46.5°C, and remains constant for 120 sec. Total duration. 8x/day on Days 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15.
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