Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Wayne State Warriors Marijuana Clinical Research Program: Cannabinoid Adjunct to Prolonged Exposure & Recovery

Lead Sponsor:

Wayne State University

Conditions:

PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The overall strategy is to recruit veterans with PTSD who report minimal current cannabis use but are interested in or considering therapeutic cannabis to manage mental health symptoms (anxiety, depre...

Detailed Description

The total time commitment estimated per participant 21 study visits. This is broken down below: Visit 1: Pre-Screening and informed Consent: During this visit the potential participant will learn abo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Willing and able to consent to the study
  • Agree to comply with requirements and procedures
  • Veteran who has served in a branch of the US armed forces
  • Between ages 18-60
  • Report using cannabis at least once, or using cannabis no more than once a week within the past 3 months and fewer than 100 times lifetime
  • Exposure to Criterion A stressor defined by CAPS-5 and identified by Life Events Checklist-5 (LEC-5); trauma does not have to be related to combat or military service
  • Significant PTSD severity as indicated by CAPS-5 diagnosis and/or score \>= 25 of at least one month prior to study entry, PTSD is patient's primary concern
  • not currently receiving any psychotherapy for PTSD

Exclusion

  • Pregnant, nursing or trying to get pregnant.
  • Current or past diagnosis of bipolar, schizophrenia spectrum, psychotic and related disorders
  • Risk of harm to self or others that requires immediate intervention
  • Current severe alcohol use or any substance use other than cannabis or nicotine
  • Presence of contraindications, current or past allergic or adverse reaction, or known sensitivity to smoking or vaporizing cannabis
  • Concomitant treatment with medication taken daily that has level 1 evidence indicating severe drug-drug interactions with cannabis
  • Current diagnosis with hematological, endocrine, cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, systemic pulmonary, immunocompromising, or neurological disease
  • Currently receiving psychotherapy for PTSD or previously received exposure-based PTSD treatment
  • Current diagnosis of a mood, anxiety, or other disorder that is more clinically salient than PTSD
  • Lack of fluency in English
  • Pervasive development disorder history
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) with current cognitive impairment related to TBI
  • Exclusively left-handed (score of -100 on Handedness Questionnaire)
  • claustrophobic
  • MRI contraindications (e.g., ferrous metal in head/body)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

350 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06222268

Start Date

August 1 2025

End Date

September 1 2027

Last Update

August 6 2025

Active Locations (3)

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1

Tolan Park Medical Building

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

2

Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

3

WSU MR Research Facility DMC Harper University Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201