Effects of Cannabidiol in Alcohol Use Disorder
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Phase 2
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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New York
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New York, New York, United States, 10016
- New York University School of Medicine
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females age 18-65
- DSM-5 diagnosis of moderate or severe AUD
- Able to provide voluntary informed consent
- At least 8 heavy drinking days (4 or more drinks for a woman, 5 or more drinks for a man) in the 30 days prior to screen
- If of childbearing potential (male or female), are willing to use approved form of contraception from screening for duration of the trial
- Able to provide at least two locators
- Endorse desire to cut down or stop drinking
- Agrees to abstain from all other cannabinoid use for duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current alcohol withdrawal (CIWA-Ar score >7)
- Exclusionary medical conditions (e.g. current severe alcohol withdrawal requiring medical hospitalization, significantly impaired liver function)
- DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder
- High risk of adverse emotional or behavioral reaction based on investigator's clinical evaluation (e.g., evidence of serious personality disorder, antisocial behavior, serious current stressors, lack of meaningful social support)
- Current significant suicidality (assessed using the C-SSRS), any suicidal behavior in the past 12 months, or any history of serious suicide attempts requiring hospitalization, or current significant homicidality
- History of severe Traumatic Brain Injury (LOC > 24 hours)
- DSM-5 diagnosis of current mild cannabis use disorder and/or moderate or severe substance use disorder for a substance other than alcohol or nicotine
- Significant laboratory abnormalities, including significantly impaired liver function, serious abnormalities of complete blood count or metabolic panel
- Active legal problems likely to result in incarceration within 12 weeks of treatment initiation
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Current use of exclusionary medications, including cannabinoids; treatments for addictions including alcohol; moderate to strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 or CYP2C19; medications metabolized primarily by CYP3A4, CYP3A5, or CYP3A7; and medications with a narrow therapeutic index which are substrates of UGT1A9, UGT2B7, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP1A2, or CYP2B6.
- Allergy to any ingredient of the study compound.
- Current treatment for AUD, with exception of AA/12-step treatment
- No inpatient psychiatric treatment in the last 12 months, with the exception of detox and extended Emergency Department stays
- A positive urine drug screen for THC, cocaine and/or opioids at screen
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Placebo for 4 weeks, followed by phytocannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) for 4 weeks
600mg/day Saline taken by mouth (PO) for 4 weeks, immediately followed by 1200mg saline/ day (PO) for an additional 4 weeks (8 total weeks).
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Saline taken by mouth (PO)
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Experimental: CBD for 8 weeks
600mg CBD/day (PO) for 4 weeks, immediately followed by 1200mg CBD/day (PO) for an additional 4 weeks (8 total weeks).
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CBD taken by mouth (PO)
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Trough CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Baseline
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CBD "trough" plasma levels measured before dosing with CBD.
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Baseline
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Trough CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Week 1
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CBD "trough" plasma levels measured before dosing with CBD.
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Week 1
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Trough CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Week 4
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CBD "trough" plasma levels measured before dosing with CBD.
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Week 4
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Trough CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Week 5
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CBD "trough" plasma levels measured before dosing with CBD.
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Week 5
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Trough CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Week 8
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CBD "trough" plasma levels measured before dosing with CBD.
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Week 8
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Trough CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Week 9
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CBD "trough" plasma levels measured before dosing with CBD.
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Week 9
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Peak CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Baseline
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CBD "peak" plasma levels measured 45 minutes after dosing with CBD.
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Baseline
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Peak CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Day 1
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CBD "peak" plasma levels measured 45 minutes after dosing with CBD.
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Day 1
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Peak CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Week 1
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CBD "peak" plasma levels measured 45 minutes after dosing with CBD.
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Week 1
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Peak CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Week 4
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CBD "peak" plasma levels measured 45 minutes after dosing with CBD.
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Week 4
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Peak CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Week 4 + 1 Day
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CBD "peak" plasma levels measured 45 minutes after dosing with CBD.
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Week 4 + 1 Day
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Peak CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Week 5
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CBD "peak" plasma levels measured 45 minutes after dosing with CBD.
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Week 5
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Peak CBD Plasma Levels
Time Frame: Week 8
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CBD "peak" plasma levels measured 45 minutes after dosing with CBD.
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Week 8
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Percentage of Heavy Drinking Days
Time Frame: Baseline
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The percent of heavy drinking days will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of days in the past 7 days in which they drank heavily.
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Baseline
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Percent of Heavy Drinking Days
Time Frame: Week 1
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The percent of heavy drinking days will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of days in the past 7 days in which they drank heavily.
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Week 1
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Percent of Heavy Drinking Days
Time Frame: Week 2
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The percent of heavy drinking days will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of days in the past 7 days in which they drank heavily.
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Week 2
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Percent of Heavy Drinking Days
Time Frame: Week 3
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The percent of heavy drinking days will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of days in the past 7 days in which they drank heavily.
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Week 3
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Percent of Heavy Drinking Days
Time Frame: Week 4
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The percent of heavy drinking days will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of days in the past 7 days in which they drank heavily.
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Week 4
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Percent of Heavy Drinking Days
Time Frame: Week 5
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The percent of heavy drinking days will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of days in the past 7 days in which they drank heavily.
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Week 5
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Percent of Heavy Drinking Days
Time Frame: Week 6
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The percent of heavy drinking days will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of days in the past 7 days in which they drank heavily.
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Week 6
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Percent of Heavy Drinking Days
Time Frame: Week 7
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The percent of heavy drinking days will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of days in the past 7 days in which they drank heavily.
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Week 7
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Percent of Heavy Drinking Days
Time Frame: Week 8
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The percent of heavy drinking days will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of days in the past 7 days in which they drank heavily.
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Week 8
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Percent of Heavy Drinking Days
Time Frame: Week 9
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The percent of heavy drinking days will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of days in the past 7 days in which they drank heavily.
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Week 9
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Number of Drinks Per Day
Time Frame: Baseline
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The number of drinks per day will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of drinks per day over the last 7 days.
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Baseline
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Number of Drinks Per Day
Time Frame: Week 1
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The number of drinks per day will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of drinks per day over the last 7 days.
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Week 1
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Number of Drinks Per Day
Time Frame: Week 2
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The number of drinks per day will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of drinks per day over the last 7 days.
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Week 2
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Number of Drinks Per Day
Time Frame: Week 3
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The number of drinks per day will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of drinks per day over the last 7 days.
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Week 3
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Number of Drinks Per Day
Time Frame: Week 4
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The number of drinks per day will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of drinks per day over the last 7 days.
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Week 4
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Number of Drinks Per Day
Time Frame: Week 5
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The number of drinks per day will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of drinks per day over the last 7 days.
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Week 5
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Number of Drinks Per Day
Time Frame: Week 6
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The number of drinks per day will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of drinks per day over the last 7 days.
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Week 6
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Number of Drinks Per Day
Time Frame: Week 7
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The number of drinks per day will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of drinks per day over the last 7 days.
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Week 7
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Number of Drinks Per Day
Time Frame: Week 8
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The number of drinks per day will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of drinks per day over the last 7 days.
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Week 8
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Number of Drinks Per Day
Time Frame: Week 9
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The number of drinks per day will be assessed by Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) methodology over the previous week.
The TLFB methodology allows participants to report the number of drinks per day over the last 7 days.
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Week 9
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Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) Score
Time Frame: Baseline
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5-item self-report measure of alcohol craving.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 6 (severely).
The total score is a sum of all the responses and ranges from 0 to 30.
Higher scores indicate greater alcohol craving.
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Baseline
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Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) Score
Time Frame: Week 1
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5-item self-report measure of alcohol craving.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 6 (severely).
The total score is a sum of all the responses and ranges from 0 to 30.
Higher scores indicate greater alcohol craving.
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Week 1
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Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) Score
Time Frame: Week 4
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5-item self-report measure of alcohol craving.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 6 (severely).
The total score is a sum of all the responses and ranges from 0 to 30.
Higher scores indicate greater alcohol craving.
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Week 4
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Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) Score
Time Frame: Week 5
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5-item self-report measure of alcohol craving.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 6 (severely).
The total score is a sum of all the responses and ranges from 0 to 30.
Higher scores indicate greater alcohol craving.
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Week 5
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Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) Score
Time Frame: Week 8
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5-item self-report measure of alcohol craving.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 6 (severely).
The total score is a sum of all the responses and ranges from 0 to 30.
Higher scores indicate greater alcohol craving.
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Week 8
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Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) Score
Time Frame: Week 9
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5-item self-report measure of alcohol craving.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 6 (severely).
The total score is a sum of all the responses and ranges from 0 to 30.
Higher scores indicate greater alcohol craving.
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Week 9
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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Score
Time Frame: Baseline
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21-item self-report measure of anxiety.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of anxiety.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 21 = low anxiety; 22 - 35 = moderate anxiety; 36 and above = potentially concerning levels of anxiety.
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Baseline
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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Score
Time Frame: Week 1
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21-item self-report measure of anxiety.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of anxiety.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 21 = low anxiety; 22 - 35 = moderate anxiety; 36 and above = potentially concerning levels of anxiety.
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Week 1
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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Score
Time Frame: Week 4
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21-item self-report measure of anxiety.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of anxiety.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 21 = low anxiety; 22 - 35 = moderate anxiety; 36 and above = potentially concerning levels of anxiety.
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Week 4
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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Score
Time Frame: Week 5
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21-item self-report measure of anxiety.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of anxiety.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 21 = low anxiety; 22 - 35 = moderate anxiety; 36 and above = potentially concerning levels of anxiety.
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Week 5
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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Score
Time Frame: Week 8
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21-item self-report measure of anxiety.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of anxiety.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 21 = low anxiety; 22 - 35 = moderate anxiety; 36 and above = potentially concerning levels of anxiety.
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Week 8
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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Score
Time Frame: Week 9
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21-item self-report measure of anxiety.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of anxiety.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 21 = low anxiety; 22 - 35 = moderate anxiety; 36 and above = potentially concerning levels of anxiety.
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Week 9
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Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Score
Time Frame: Baseline
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21-item self-report measure of depression.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of depression.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 10 = normal ups and downs; 11-16 = mild mood disturbance; 17-20 = borderline clinical depression; 21-30 = moderate depression; 31-40 = severe depression; over 40 = extreme depression.
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Baseline
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Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Score
Time Frame: Week 1
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21-item self-report measure of depression.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of depression.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 10 = normal ups and downs; 11-16 = mild mood disturbance; 17-20 = borderline clinical depression; 21-30 = moderate depression; 31-40 = severe depression; over 40 = extreme depression.
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Week 1
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Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Score
Time Frame: Week 4
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21-item self-report measure of depression.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of depression.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 10 = normal ups and downs; 11-16 = mild mood disturbance; 17-20 = borderline clinical depression; 21-30 = moderate depression; 31-40 = severe depression; over 40 = extreme depression.
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Week 4
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Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Score
Time Frame: Week 5
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21-item self-report measure of depression.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of depression.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 10 = normal ups and downs; 11-16 = mild mood disturbance; 17-20 = borderline clinical depression; 21-30 = moderate depression; 31-40 = severe depression; over 40 = extreme depression.
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Week 5
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Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Score
Time Frame: Week 8
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21-item self-report measure of depression.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of depression.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 10 = normal ups and downs; 11-16 = mild mood disturbance; 17-20 = borderline clinical depression; 21-30 = moderate depression; 31-40 = severe depression; over 40 = extreme depression.
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Week 8
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Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Score
Time Frame: Week 9
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21-item self-report measure of depression.
Items are ranked on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Severely).
The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of depression.
Scores are interpreted as follows: 0 - 10 = normal ups and downs; 11-16 = mild mood disturbance; 17-20 = borderline clinical depression; 21-30 = moderate depression; 31-40 = severe depression; over 40 = extreme depression.
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Week 9
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 17-01001
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- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
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