Status:

COMPLETED

Analgesic Efficacy of Smoked Cannabis

Lead Sponsor:

Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research

Conditions:

Pain

Hyperalgesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not inhaled marijuana displays any pain-relieving properties on experimentally-induced pain.

Detailed Description

It is important to evaluate the effects of the cannabinoids on facilitated pain as conditions of hyperalgesia more closely approximates the clinical situation. There are limited clinical studies on th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18-90
  • Male or Female
  • Subject smoked cannabis within the last six months

Exclusion

  • Active opportunistic infections or opportunistic malignancies requiring acute treatment
  • Active substance abuse (alcohol or injection drug)
  • Pulmonary complications (e.g., tuberculosis, asthma)
  • Current use of cannabis (e.g., within 30 days of randomization)
  • Pregnancy as ascertained by a self-report and a mandatory commercial pregnancy test before any cannabis or placebo consumption condition
  • Personal or familial history of psychiatric disorder

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00241579

Start Date

February 1 2002

End Date

January 1 2004

Last Update

June 23 2006

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UC San Diego Medical Center

San Diego, California, United States, 92093