A Study of Ingested Cannabidiol in Healthy Occasional Cannabis Users
A Triple-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized, Crossover Study of Low Dose Oral Synthetic Cannabidiol Effects in Healthy Cannabis Occasional Users
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 Contact
Study Contact
- Name: Pamela Lachance-Touchette, Ph.D.
- Phone Number: 30938 514-890-8000
- Email: pamela.lachance-touchette.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Didier Jutras-Aswad, MD,MS
- Phone Number: 35703 514-890-8000
- Email: didier.jutras-aswad@umontreal.ca
Study Locations
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Quebec
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Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H2X0A9
- Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Between 21 and 65 years of age, inclusively;
- Occasional users, having used cannabis three days or less in the 28 days prior to enrollment;
- Be able to provide a signed informed consent;
- Willing to comply with study procedures and requirements as per protocol, including to abstain from using other cannabis products or any drugs (except alcohol or nicotine) 7 days prior to study visits;
- Able to communicate and understand English or French language;
For female participants:
a. Without childbearing potential, defined as: i. postmenopausal (12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea and ≥ 45 years of age); or ii. Documented surgically sterilized (i.e., tubal ligation, hysterectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy); or b. With childbearing potential: i. Must have negative pregnancy test result at screening and at subsequent visits.
ii. AND have no pregnancy plan while on the trial. iii. AND agree to use a medically accepted method of birth control throughout the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any disabling medical condition, as assessed by medical history, physical exam, vital signs and/or laboratory assessments that, in the opinion of the study physician, precludes safe participation in the study or the ability to provide fully informed consent;
- Known chronic liver disease or aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >ULN (Upper Limit of Normal) at screening visit;
- Mean systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg (millimeter of mercury);
- Resting heart rate over 100 beats per minute (bpm);
- Current body mass index (BMI) of over 40;
- Must not have any clinically significant ECG abnormalities at screening visit;
- Severe psychiatric condition (history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder; current acute psychosis, mania or current suicidality based on the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview);
- Any other disabling, unstable or acute mental condition that, in the opinion of the study physician, precludes safe participation in the study or ability to provide fully informed consent;
- Current substance use disorder (except nicotine) according to Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( SCID-V);
- Currently pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant either at screening or while enrolled in the study;
- Pending legal action or other reason that, in the opinion of the study physician, might prevent study completion;
- Use of medication within 7 days of experimental sessions; which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may interact with CBD,
- Participation in clinical trials or undergoing other investigational procedure related to cannabis or cannabinoid administration within 30 days prior to randomization.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Quadruple
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: 0 mg CBD, ingested placebo
Ingested placebo containing 0 mg CBD.
Group will attend a total of five study visits (one for each study product) with at least 1 week between each visit.
The order in which the study products will be administered depend on the randomization sequence.
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Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
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Experimental: 20 mg CBD, ingested CBD
Ingested cannabis containing 20 mg CBD.
Group will attend a total of five study visits (one for each study product) with at least 1 week between each visit.
The order in which the study products will be administered depend on the randomization sequence.
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Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
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Experimental: 50 mg CBD, ingested CBD
Ingested cannabis containing 50 mg CBD.
Group will attend a total of five study visits (one for each study product) with at least 1 week between each visit.
The order in which the study products will be administered depend on the randomization sequence.
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Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
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Experimental: 100 mg CBD, ingested CBD
Ingested cannabis containing 100 mg CBD.
Group will attend a total of five study visits (one for each study product) with at least 1 week between each visit.
The order in which the study products will be administered depend on the randomization sequence.
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Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
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Experimental: 200 mg CBD, ingested CBD
Ingested cannabis containing 200 mg CBD Group will attend a total of five study visits (one for each study product) with at least 1 week between each visit.
The order in which the study products will be administered depend on the randomization sequence.
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Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
Eligible participant will be randomize 1:1:1:1:1 to receive study products in a prefilled single syringe with 2 ml of product solution with varying amounts of CBD (0 - 20 mg - 50 mg -100 mg - 200 mg.
Only one research product will be ingested at each visit.
The sequence will depend on the assigned randomization group.
Other Names:
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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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Pleasant drug effect
Time Frame: T1 (60 minutes after ingestion)
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Pleasant drug effect will be assessed using a single item, visual analog scale, administered following administration of the study product at each study visit.
It is rated on a continuous scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely).
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T1 (60 minutes after ingestion)
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Pleasant drug effect
Time Frame: T2 (120 minutes after ingestion)
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Pleasant drug effect will be assessed using a single item, visual analog scale, administered following administration of the study product at each study visit.
It is rated on a continuous scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely).
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T2 (120 minutes after ingestion)
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Pleasant drug effect
Time Frame: T3 (210 minutes after ingestion)
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Pleasant drug effect will be assessed using a single item, visual analog scale, administered following administration of the study product at each study visit.
It is rated on a continuous scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely).
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T3 (210 minutes after ingestion)
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Pleasant drug effect
Time Frame: T4 (300 minutes after ingestion)
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Pleasant drug effect will be assessed using a single item, visual analog scale, administered following administration of the study product at each study visit.
It is rated on a continuous scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely).
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T4 (300 minutes after ingestion)
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Pleasant drug effect
Time Frame: T5 (360 minutes after ingestion)
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Pleasant drug effect will be assessed using a single item, visual analog scale, administered following administration of the study product at each study visit.
It is rated on a continuous scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely).
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T5 (360 minutes after ingestion)
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Drug Effects associated with cannabis ingestion
Time Frame: T1 (60 minutes after ingestion)
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Drug Effects Questionnaire (twenty-three-item) will be use to assess participant's physical signs, symptoms associated with cannabis ingestion and desire to use cannabis.
The Drug Effects Questionnaire uses visual analogue scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely).
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T1 (60 minutes after ingestion)
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Drug Effects associated with cannabis ingestion
Time Frame: T2 (120 minutes after ingestion)
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Drug Effects Questionnaire (twenty-three-item) will be use to assess participant's physical signs, symptoms associated with cannabis ingestion and desire to use cannabis.
The Drug Effects Questionnaire uses visual analogue scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely).
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T2 (120 minutes after ingestion)
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Drug Effects associated with cannabis ingestion
Time Frame: T3 (210 minutes after ingestion)
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Drug Effects Questionnaire (twenty-three-item) will be use to assess participant's physical signs, symptoms associated with cannabis ingestion and desire to use cannabis.
The Drug Effects Questionnaire uses visual analogue scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely).
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T3 (210 minutes after ingestion)
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Drug Effects associated with cannabis ingestion
Time Frame: T4 (300 minutes after ingestion)
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Drug Effects Questionnaire (twenty-three-item) will be use to assess participant's physical signs, symptoms associated with cannabis ingestion and desire to use cannabis.
The Drug Effects Questionnaire uses visual analogue scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely).
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T4 (300 minutes after ingestion)
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Drug Effects associated with cannabis ingestion
Time Frame: T5 (360 minutes after ingestion)
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Drug Effects Questionnaire (twenty-three-item) will be use to assess participant's physical signs, symptoms associated with cannabis ingestion and desire to use cannabis.
The Drug Effects Questionnaire uses visual analogue scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely).
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T5 (360 minutes after ingestion)
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Change in dissociation
Time Frame: Baseline and after ingestion at (120 minutes, 300 minutes)
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Dissociation will be assessed using the Clinician Administered Dissociative States Scale administered at Baseline (T0) and following administration of the study product (T2- 120 minutes, T4-300 minutes) at each study visit.
The Clinician Administered Dissociative States Scale, a 28-items validated instrument, includes 5 observer items and 23 participant self-report items rated on a 5-point scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely).
Minimum score :0 not at all; Maximum score 92 extremely dissociate
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Baseline and after ingestion at (120 minutes, 300 minutes)
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Cannabis-Specific Subjective Effects
Time Frame: T5 (360 minutes after ingestion)
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Subjective effects of cannabis will be assessed using both the positive and negative subscales of the Cannabis Experience Questionnaire administered following administration study product.
Each item is rated on a 5-point scale, ranging from 1 (not at all) to 5 (severely).The positive subscale includes16 items related to euphoric experiences (maximum 90 and minimum 16).
The negative subscale includes 25 items related to paranoid-dysphoric experiences (Maximum 125 and minimum 25).
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T5 (360 minutes after ingestion)
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Change in Affect
Time Frame: Baseline and after ingestion at (120 minutes, 300 minutes)
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Affect will be measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule administered at Baseline (T0) and following administration of the study product at each study visit.
The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule is a 20-item validated questionnaire divided into subscales of positive (10 items) and negative affect (10 items).
Each item is rated on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely).
For each subscale minimum is 10 and maximum 50.
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Baseline and after ingestion at (120 minutes, 300 minutes)
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Change in Anxiety Symptoms
Time Frame: Baseline and after ingestion at (120 minutes, 300 minutes)
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Symptoms of anxiety will be assessed using the States-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory, a 20-item validated self-report scale that measures the severity of anxiety in adults.
Each symptom is rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much).
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Baseline and after ingestion at (120 minutes, 300 minutes)
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Change in the incidence of Treatment Emergent-adverse Events
Time Frame: Baseline and after ingestion at (60 minutes, 120 minutes, 210 minutes, 300 minutes, 360 minutes)
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Adverse events will be collected prior to administration of the study product (T0) and following administration of the study product (T1, T2, T3,T4, T5)
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Baseline and after ingestion at (60 minutes, 120 minutes, 210 minutes, 300 minutes, 360 minutes)
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Change on cognition
Time Frame: Baseline and after ingestion at 210 minutes
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The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery tests will be used for the rapid assessment of multiple cognitive components.
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Baseline and after ingestion at 210 minutes
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Visit Intoxication Assessment
Time Frame: End of the visit, approximatively 360 minutes after ingestion
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Signs of intoxication will be assess using the modified Standardized Field Sobriety Test.
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End of the visit, approximatively 360 minutes after ingestion
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Other Outcome Measures
Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in plasma concentration of CBD
Time Frame: Baseline and after ingestion at ( 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 210 minutes, 300 minutes, 360 minutes)
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Plasma levels of CBD will be determined by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry at baseline and after ingestion.
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Baseline and after ingestion at ( 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 210 minutes, 300 minutes, 360 minutes)
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Change in plasma concentration of 7-Hydroxy-cannabidiol
Time Frame: Baseline and after ingestion at ( 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 210 minutes, 300 minutes, 360 minutes)
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Plasma levels of CBD will be determined by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry at baseline and after ingestion.
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Baseline and after ingestion at ( 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 210 minutes, 300 minutes, 360 minutes)
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Change in plasma concentration of 7-Carboxy-Cannabidiol
Time Frame: Baseline and after ingestion at ( 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 210 minutes, 300 minutes, 360 minutes)
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Plasma levels of CBD will be determined by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry at baseline and after ingestion.
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Baseline and after ingestion at ( 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 210 minutes, 300 minutes, 360 minutes)
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Change in plasma concentration of Anandamide
Time Frame: Baseline and after ingestion at ( 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 210 minutes, 300 minutes, 360 minutes)
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Plasma levels of CBD will be determined by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry at baseline and after ingestion.
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Baseline and after ingestion at ( 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 210 minutes, 300 minutes, 360 minutes)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Didier Jutras-Aswad, MD,MS, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
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Study Completion
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Study Record Updates
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Last Verified
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Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- 22.049
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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