Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 21-55 (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at Los Angeles, California
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Ziva D Cooper, PhD
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Ziva D Cooper

Description

Summary

This study will assess the analgesic, appetite-stimulating, and subjective effects of cannabigerol (CBG) alone and in combination with THC.

Official Title

Analgesic and Appetite-stimulating Effects of Cannabigerol Administered Alone and in Combination With Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

Details

The overall aim of this double-blind, placebo-controlled, within-subject study in healthy, occasional cannabis smokers is to ascertain the dose-dependent analgesic and appetite-stimulating effects of ecologically relevant doses of cannabigerol (CBG) alone and in combination with a sub-analgesic / sub-appetite stimulating, minimally psychoactive dose of THC and an analgesic, appetite-stimulating, but intoxicating dose of THC.

Keywords

Pain, Appetite Loss, Abuse, Drug, Analgesia, Appetite, THC, Cannabigerol, CBG, Substance-Related Disorders, Dronabinol, Low CBG, High CBG, Low THC, High THC, Low strength CBG, High strength CBG, Low strength THC, High strength THC, Low strength CBG + Low strength THC, Low strength CBG + High strength THC, High strength CBG + Low strength THC, High strength CBG + High strength THC

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 21-55

  • Male or non-pregnant and non-lactating females aged 21-55 years
  • • Report occasional use of cannabis (cannabis use between ≥ biweekly and ≤ 3 days per week) over the month prior to screening
  • Not currently seeking treatment for their cannabis use
  • Have a Body Mass Index from 18.5 - 34kg/m2.
  • Able to perform all study procedures
  • Must be using a contraceptive (hormonal or barrier methods)
  • Females must not be lactating

You CAN'T join if...

  • Meeting DSM-V criteria for moderate-severe Cannabis Use disorder (CUD) or any substance use disorder other than nicotine, caffeine, or mild CUD
  • Any other Axis I disorder
  • • Current use of any medications within 14 days or 5 half-lives of administration (whichever is longer) except for hormonal contraceptives in females. If a medication is taken once a participant is enrolled, sessions will be suspended for 14 days or 5 half-lives after administration (whichever is longer)
  • If medical history, physical and psychiatric examination, or laboratory tests performed during the screening process are not within the normal range and / or reveal any significant illness (e.g., hypertension) as judged by the study physician and to put the participant at greater risk of experiencing adverse events due to completion of study procedures.
  • Current pain
  • Pregnancy is exclusionary due to the possible effects of the study medication on fetal development.
  • History of an allergic reaction or adverse reaction to cannabis is exclusionary.
  • History of respiratory illness or current respiratory illness
  • Currently enrolled in another research protocol
  • Not using a contraceptive method (hormonal or barrier methods)
  • Insensitivity to the cold water stimulus of the Cold Pressor Test
  • Any disorders that might make cannabis administration hazardous are exclusionary, as determined by the evaluating physician

Location

  • University of California, Los Angeles accepting new patients
    Los Angeles California 90095 United States

Lead Scientist at UCLA

  • Ziva D Cooper, PhD
    Dr. Ziva Cooper, Ph.D. is the Director of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids in the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Professor in the UCLA Departments of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Anesthesiology.

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Links
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ID
NCT04859296
Phase
Phase 1 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 20 study participants
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