Marijuana for Cancer Pain

Phase 1

Terminated

• Conditions: Neoplasms

• Registration Number: NCT00046709
• Lead Sponsor: Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research

Brief Summary

To find out if it is safe and effective to use smoked marijuana in combination with opioids to treat cancer pain. The study will evaluate whether smoked marijuana, when used with opioids, will have an effect on pain relief, and to see if marijuana reduces the side effects of opioids, which include nausea and/or vomiting.

Detailed Description

To take part in this study, you must have ongoing cancer pain which is currently being treated with opioids. If you meet all the eligibility criteria you will be admitted to the General Clinical Research Center at San Francisco General Hospital for 9 days. The treatment consists of smoking one marijuana cigarette 3 times a day.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-09
• Study First Submitted: 2002-10-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2002-10-01
• Study First Posted: 2002-10-02
• Study Completion: 2004-10
• Status Verified: 2013-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-10-09
• Last Update Posted: 2013-10-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in level of cancer pain as recorded on a 100mm Visual Analog Scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in level of experimentally induced pain on a 100mm Visual Analog Scale.
Change in nausea and emesis in participants exhibiting these symptoms.
Change in disposition kinetics of opioid analgesics.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of California, San Francisco; 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States