RecruitingPhase 2NCT06569394

A Study of Cannabidiol in Young Adult Cannabis Users

A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Study of Cannabidiol in Young Adult Cannabis Users


Sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Dec 9, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The investigators will study the harm-reducing effect of hemp-derived CBD in non-treatment-seeking emerging adults who use cannabis regularly. The study will use a novel naturalistic cannabis administration approach, which examines ecologically valid cannabis use utilizing a mobile lab setting to assess the effects of the cannabis products the participants regularly use. The investigators will recruit a sample of emerging adults, half of whom primarily use flower products and half of whom primarily use concentrate products. Individuals will be randomly assigned to hemp-derived CBD or placebo.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 25 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • Ages 18-25
  • Must have used cannabis flower or concentrates at least five days per week for the past year.
  • Currently not seeking to cut down or stop cannabis use
  • At least two symptoms of a DSM-5 cannabis use disorder

Exclusion Criteria12

  • Use of any illicit substance besides alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis (e.g., cocaine, opiates, methamphetamine, MDMA, benzodiazepines, or barbiturates) in the past 60 days, as indicated by self-report and urine toxicology screening at the beginning of each study visit.
  • Alcohol use on 3 or more days per week, and/or >3 drinks per drinking day in the past 60 days. Participants must also have a breath alcohol level of 0 at the beginning of each study visit.
  • Daily nicotine use.
  • Meets DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for a psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder), bipolar disorder, major depression with suicidal ideation, or a history of treatment for these disorders.
  • Current cardiovascular or respiratory disease (e.g., coronary artery disease, severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
  • Current use of any psychotropic (e.g., antidepressants, anxiogenics) or hepatotoxic medication.
  • Current use of anti-epileptic medications (e.g., clobazam, sodium valproate) or medications known to have major interactions with Epidiolex (buprenorphine, leflunomide, levomethadyl acetate, lomitapide, mipomersen, pexidartinib, propoxyphene, sodium oxybate, and/or teriflunomide) or a history of seizures.
  • Current or past hepatocellular disease, as indicated by medical history or alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), or total bilirubin greater than two times the upper limit of the normal range at screening.
  • For female participants, pregnancy or trying to become pregnant. A positive pregnancy test at the beginning of any study visit will result in exclusion from ongoing study participation.
  • For female participants, currently lactating.
  • For female patients of childbearing potential, not willing to use at least one approved method of birth control while taking the study medication, unless she is surgically sterile, partner is surgically sterile, or she is postmenopausal (one year).
  • Current suicidality risk as indicated during the conduct of the C-SSRS with concurrence after a study physician's or PI evaluation if the response to C-SSRS questions 1 or 2 is "yes"

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Interventions

DRUGBroad Spectrum Cannabidiol (bsCBD) 400 mg

Participants in this Arm will take 400 mg of bsCBD daily. Participants will take medication by mouth with food in the morning and evening.

DRUGPlacebo

Participants in this Arm will take a medically inert placebo. Participants will take medication by mouth with food in the morning and evening.


Locations(1)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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