Nabilone in Cannabis Users With PTSD

June 29, 2022 updated by: Margaret Haney, New York State Psychiatric Institute

Effects of Nabilone on Trauma Related Cue Reactivity in Cannabis Users With PTSD

Despite the prevalence of cannabis use among the PTSD population and self-reports that it is used to help cope with PTSD symptoms, the direct effects of cannabis on PTSD symptomology are unknown. The purpose of this placebo-controlled, within-subject study is to assess the effects of smoked cannabis and orally administered nabilone, a synthetic analog of THC, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis on multiple dimensions of PTSD symptomatology in cannabis smokers with PTSD.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study will compare the effects of smoked cannabis and nabilone on attentional bias toward trauma- related stimuli, subjective and emotional processing to a range of trauma-and non-trauma-related images and physiological reactivity to these stimuli in individuals with CUD and PTSD. Importantly, this study will also probe the abuse related potential of nabilone compared to smoked cannabis in this population, a critical aspect in determining the potential feasibility for its use clinically to treat CUD in PTSD populations. The effects of nabilone will be compared to propranolol as a positive control.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • New York State Psychiatric Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Current cannabis use
  • PTSD symptoms
  • Able to give informed consent and comply with study procedures
  • Women who are normally cycling and practicing an effective form of birth control other than hormonal contraceptives

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Meeting criteria for certain current psychiatric disorders
  • Clinical laboratory tests outside of normal limits
  • History of clinically significant cardiac or respiratory diagnoses
  • Current parole or probation
  • Women who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo capsules
Drug: Placebo
Placebo capsules
Experimental: Nabilone
Nabilone capsules (4 mg)
Drug: Nabilone
Nabilone capsules (4 mg)
Active Comparator: Propranolol
Propranolol capsules (40mg)
Drug: Propranolol
Propranolol capsules (40mg)
Experimental: Smoked cannabis
(0.0 and 5.6% THC)
Drug: Cannabis
Cigarettes (0.0 and 5.6% THC)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cue Reactivity (Emotional Stroop Task)
Time Frame: 1 month
We cannot provide data as the study was terminated due to lack of feasibility. The staff responsible for data collection, organization, and cleaning have left the institution; we have made every effort to locate the data for the two participants who completed the study, but have been unsuccessful. We do not have access to the data.
1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

New York State Psychiatric Institute

Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 14, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

August 16, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 15, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 29, 2022

Last Verified

June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 6971 (University of Washington Medical Center)
  • U54DA037842 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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