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Cannabidiol and Older Adult Cannabis Users

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Sleep
Anxiety
Pain
Depression
Interventions
Drug: bsCBD Cannabidiol
Drug: fsCBD Cannabidiol
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT06290063
Lead Sponsor
University of Colorado, Boulder
Brief Summary

Cannabis use increased 10 fold among adults over the age of 65 between 2014 and 2016 but very little data exists on the extent of their harmful effects on health and behavior. The overarching goal of this project is to test a novel harm reduction strategy in which older individuals who seek to use cannabis for pain, anxiety or mood problems (depression/anxiety) will be randomly assigned to one of three conditions in an 8 week randomized controlled trial: hemp-derived CBD+THC, hemp-derived CBD-THC, or placebo. This work has the ability to directly inform individual choices regarding the use of cannabis products among older adults, and direct policy decisions regulating cannabis formulations on the legal market.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
385
Inclusion Criteria
  • At least 60 years of age
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Must have used a cannabis product at least once with no negative effects
  • Must not have been regularly using any cannabis products (<3x/month) in the last 6 months
  • Female participants must be postmenopausal
  • Liver function tests (Alanine transaminase (ALT) and
  • Aspartate transaminase (AST)) must show levels no greater than 2x the upper normal limits for age
  • Must be currently taking medication/s for pain, sleep, and/or mood
Exclusion Criteria
  • Blood alcohol level > 0 at screening (to sign consent form)
  • Report of other drug use (cocaine, opiates, methamphetamine) in the past 90 days or fail urine screen for any of these drugs
  • Past or current diagnosis, or family history of diagnosis of psychosis
  • Current use of anti-epileptic medications (e.g. clobazam, sodium valproate)
  • Current use of medications known to have major interactions with Epidiolex (buprenorphine, leflunomide, levomethadyl acetate, lomitapide, mipomersen, pexidartinib, propoxyphene, sodium oxybate, and/or teriflunomide).
  • Current use of antipsychotic medications
  • Currently undergoing chemotherapy (to prevent drug interactions)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Broad-Spectrum Hemp-Derived CBD (bsCBD)bsCBD Cannabidiol8 weeks of use of a daily dose of cannabis (200mg CBD)
Full-Spectrum Hemp-Derived CBD (fsCBD)fsCBD Cannabidiol8 weeks of use of a daily dose of cannabis (200mg CBD/4mg THC)
PlaceboPlacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Subjective Motor FunctionBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale. Participants asked about confidence in completion of 16 daily tasks without losing balance or becoming unsteady. Responses are on a scale from no confidence to completely confident, with higher aggregate scores meaning higher subjective motor function.

DepressionBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Beck Depression Inventory. 21 question survey. Each question is answered from 0 (not at all) to 3 (severely), where higher scores suggest higher depression. Total scores are between 0-63, where anything above 40 suggest potentially concerning levels of depression.

Inhibitory ControlBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention Task

Pain IntensityBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Pain Intensity (7-day). Scores are between 1-5, with 1 being no pain and 5 being very severe. Assessed with 2 items as well as current pain.

Sleep-Related ImpairmentBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Sleep-Related Impairment 4a. Scores are between 4 and 20, with higher scores indicating more sleep-related impairment

BalanceBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Dynamic sway (balance) measured via an app on a standard smartphone which will be attached to the participant's waist using a Velcro strap.

AnxietyBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Beck Anxiety Inventory. 21 question survey. Each question is answered from 0 (not at all) to 3 (severely), where higher scores suggest higher anxiety. Total scores are between 0-63, where anything above 36 suggest potentially concerning levels of anxiety.

Blood Cytokine LevelsBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Blood cytokine levels will be measured from biological samples. Includes blood levels of cytokine inflammatory markers (IL6, TNF-α, IL-β, and CRP)

Cognitive FunctionBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Functional Assessment of Cognitive Function - Cognitive (FACT-Cog). Scores are transformed such that scores range from 0-132 and higher scores indicate a better quality of life/cognitive function.

Sleep DisturbanceBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Sleep Disturbance 4a. Scores are separated between the first question (sleep quality) and the remaining 7 questions. For the first question, scores are between 1 and 5, with 1 being very poor sleep quality and 5 being very good sleep quality. The remaining 7 questions are scored individually on a scale of 1--5; for some questions, higher scores mean less disturbance, and for others, a higher score means more disturbance.

Depression/AnxietyBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21 Item (DASS-21). Scores are between 0 and 63, with higher scores indicating more negative emotional states.

Change in Condition4 weeks, 8 weeks

Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC). 7 point scale assessing subjective changes in participant's condition.

MemoryBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Rey auditory verbal learning test assesses verbal memory.

Drug Effects4 weeks, 8 weeks

Drug Effects Questionnaire (DEQ). Six questions about drug effects with possible answers of "not at all", "somewhat", and "extremely", where higher scores indicate higher drug effects.

Pain Intensity and InterferenceBaseline, 4 Weeks, 8 Weeks

Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI - SF). Measures pain levels, pain interference, and relief from medication, and includes diagrams for labeling pain.

Cognitive AbilityBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Digital Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) assesses global cognitive ability

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Polypharmacy-Pain MedicationsBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Use of pain medications

Sleep QualityBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) measures quality and patterns of sleep. Global scores range from 0-21 with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality.

Polypharmacy-Sleep MedicationsBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Use of sleep medications

Polypharmacy-Psychiatric MedicationsBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Use of psychiatric medications

Strength and EnduranceBaseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

Leg strength and endurance measured with 30-second chair stand task. Participants are asked to stand up from a chair as many times as possible for 30 seconds.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Colorado at Boulder

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Boulder, Colorado, United States

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