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Cannabis for Palliative Care in Cancer

Cannabis for Palliative Care in Cancer: A Placebo-controlled Randomized Trial of Full Spectrum Hemp-derived CBD/THC

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
25 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

Many cancer patients suffer from pain, sleep, and mood problems and are using cannabis to relieve these symptoms. Cannabis may provide such relief but may also produce negative side effects including cognitive impairment, an especially problematic issue for cancer patients, indicating more research on cannabis use in the cancer context is required. In this endeavor, the present study seeks to compare the use of hemp-derived CBD (Cannabidiol) with and without THC (Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) versus placebo on measures of sleep, pain, mood, subjective and objective cognitive functioning, and quality of life within 185 cancer patients.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Able to provide informed consent 2. Aged ≥25 years at Visit 1 (Baseline) 3. Have a diagnosis of any solid tumor type and is currently undergoing or has undergone either curative or palliative treatment in the past 18 months 4. Currently experiencing symptoms of sleep problems, pain, and/or mood disturbance (i.e., depression, anxiety) 5. Desire to use cannabis to treat their symptoms 6. Must not have been regularly using any cannabis products (more than 3x/month) in the last 6 months 7. Willing to practice acceptable methods of birth control until completing study medication Exclusion Criteria: 1. Report of illegal drug use (e.g., cocaine, methamphetamine) in the past 90 days 2. Current use of anti-epileptic medications (e.g., clobazam, sodium valproate, lamotrigine) 3. Current use of medications known to have major interactions with Epidiolex (e.g., buprenorphine, leflunomide, levomethadyl acetate, lomitapide, mipomersen, pexidartinib, propoxyphene, sodium oxybate, teriflunomide) 4. Current use of anti-psychotic medications 5. Current use of potent CYP2C19 or CYP3A4 inducers (e.g., Rifampin, apalutamide, carbamazepine, enzalutamide, ivosidenib9, lumacaftor, ivacaftor, phenytoin, St. John's wort, Fosphenytoin, Mitotane, Phenobarbital, Primidone) 6. Liver function tests (Alanine transaminase \[ALT\] and Aspartate transaminase \[AST\]) levels ≥2x the upper normal limits 7. Moderate or severe liver disease 8. Past or current diagnosis, or family history of diagnosis, of psychosis; current major psychiatric illness, such as bipolar disorder, major depression, or schizophrenia 9. History of seizures 10. For female participant of childbearing potential: Pregnant or lactating at the time of study enrollment or trying to become pregnant. Lack of childbearing potential confirmed by a history of amenorrhea for at least 12 consecutive months and serum FSH level within the laboratory's reference range for postmenopausal females OR documented bilateral oophorectomy and/or hysterectomy 11. Physician response to passive consent indicating contraindications for participation. 12. Unwilling to refrain from cannabis use other than study drug for the entire study duration 13. Men who consume more than 2 alcoholic beverages per day and women who consume more than 1 alcoholic beverage per day

Study sites (1)

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