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The Use of Cannabidiol (CBD) in Pain Reduction and Opioid Use After Shoulder Arthroscopy

The Use of Cannabidiol (CBD) in Pain Reduction and Opioid Use After Shoulder Arthroscopy; A Double-Blind, Randomized Control Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04672252
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-12-17
Start date
2020-12-01
Completion date
2022-12-16
Last updated
2023-03-07

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Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Brief summary

This study is designed to evaluate the effects of administering CBD to control post-operative pain in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy. Secondly, the purpose will be to evaluate the effectiveness of CBD in comparison with opioid therapy for post-operative pain.

Interventions

DRUGCBD Oral Disintegrating Tablet (ODT)

Cohort 1: CBD ODTs to be administered with routine post-operative pain management regimen

Cohort 2 will not receive CBD; but a visually indistinguishable placebo ODT instead. The resident physician, physician assistant, anesthesiologist, surgeon and study team members will remain blinded. Additionally, all patients will receive a traditional upper extremity interscalene block as per routine.

Sponsors

Orcosa Inc.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
NYU Langone Health
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing an arthroscopic shoulder procedure (rotator cuff repair, decompression, labrum repair) * Patients ages 18-75, inclusive * Female patients must be currently practicing effective forms of two types of birth control, which are defined as those, alone or in combination, that result in a low failure rate (less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly * Male patients must be using an effective form of contraception

Exclusion criteria

* Legally incompetent or mentally impaired (e.g., minors, Alzheimer's subjects, dementia, etc.) * Younger than 18 years of age * Older than 75 years of age * Any patient considered a vulnerable subject: pregnant women or fetuses, children, cognitively impaired adults, prisoners * History of cannabis abuse or dependence * History of coagulation abnormalities and thromboembolic disease or current abnormal coagulation test values * History of stroke or acute coronary syndromes within 3 months before surgery * Abnormal coagulation profile * Renal failure (serum creatinine \> 250 μmol/L \[2.83 mg/dL\]) or liver cirrhosis * Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to Percocet * Patients that have been on pre-operative opioid management for any reason * Patients meeting the DSM-V for major psychiatric illness, such as bipolar disorder * Patients diagnosed with major depression, psychosis, or substance abuse disorder * Patients with current or a history of suicidal ideation * Breastfeeding females * Patients with clinically significant illness, including cardiovascular disorders * Clinically significant lab abnormalities * Abnormal LFTs * Patients with major neurological disorders, such as dementia, Parkinson's disease, cognitive impairment, epilepsy, history of traumatic brain/head injury, or seizures * Patients with moderate (Child-Pugh B) and severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh C). * Patients taking moderate or strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 and CYP2C19 (listed below) concomitantly * Patients taking strong CYP3A4 and CYP2C19 inducers (listed below) concomitantly * Patients taking substrates of UTG1A9, UTGB17, CYP2A1, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9 and CYP2C19 (listed below) concomitantly

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) ScoreHour 24 Post-SurgeryPain severity scores at rest will be assessed by use of a visual analog scale (VAS; 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain imaginable).
Nausea Score on VAS ScaleDay 2 Post-SurgeryAny nausea experienced by the patients will be recorded by use of a VAS (0 = no nausea, 10 = worst nausea imaginable).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Total Opioid ConsumptionDay 1 Post-SurgeryConsumption based on patient-self-report
Number of Completed Doses Out of 3 Maximum Doses/DayDay 1 Post-SurgeryBased on patient-self-report.
Patient Satisfaction ScoreHour 24 Post-SurgeryPatients will record their satisfaction with their management, on a 0-10 scale (where 0= not at all satisfied; and 10 = completely satisfied).

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Cohort 1 - CBD
CBD Oral Disintegrating Tablet (ODT): Cohort 1: CBD ODTs to be administered with routine post-operative pain management regimen
52
Cohort 2 - Placebo
Placebo ODT: Cohort 2 will not receive CBD; but a visually indistinguishable placebo ODT instead. The resident physician, physician assistant, anesthesiologist, surgeon and study team members will remain blinded. Additionally, all patients will receive a traditional upper extremity interscalene block as per routine.
47
Total99

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyProtocol Violation10

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicCohort 2 - PlaceboTotalCohort 1 - CBD
Age, Continuous57.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.1
57.65 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.45
58.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.8
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
47 Participants99 Participants52 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
47 Participants99 Participants52 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
47 participants99 participants52 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
17 Participants38 Participants21 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
30 Participants61 Participants31 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 520 / 47
other
Total, other adverse events
4 / 524 / 47
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 520 / 47

Outcome results

Primary

Nausea Score on VAS Scale

Any nausea experienced by the patients will be recorded by use of a VAS (0 = no nausea, 10 = worst nausea imaginable).

Time frame: Day 2 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDNausea Score on VAS Scale2.1 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.6
Cohort 2 - PlaceboNausea Score on VAS Scale2.5 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 3.1
Primary

Nausea Score on VAS Scale

Any nausea experienced by the patients will be recorded by use of a VAS (0 = no nausea, 10 = worst nausea imaginable).

Time frame: Day 14 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDNausea Score on VAS Scale0.1 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.4
Cohort 2 - PlaceboNausea Score on VAS Scale0.5 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.7
Primary

Nausea Score on VAS Scale

Any nausea experienced by the patients will be recorded by use of a VAS (0 = no nausea, 10 = worst nausea imaginable).

Time frame: Day 7 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDNausea Score on VAS Scale0.2 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.1
Cohort 2 - PlaceboNausea Score on VAS Scale0.6 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.1
Primary

Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score

Pain severity scores at rest will be assessed by use of a visual analog scale (VAS; 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain imaginable).

Time frame: Hour 24 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDPain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score4.4 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 3.1
Cohort 2 - PlaceboPain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score5.7 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 3.2
Primary

Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score

Pain severity scores at rest will be assessed by use of a visual analog scale (VAS; 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain imaginable).

Time frame: Day 7 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDPain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score2.5 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.9
Cohort 2 - PlaceboPain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score3.2 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.7
Primary

Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score

Pain severity scores at rest will be assessed by use of a visual analog scale (VAS; 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain imaginable).

Time frame: Day 14 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDPain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score1.6 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.4
Cohort 2 - PlaceboPain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score2.3 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.4
Primary

Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score

Pain severity scores at rest will be assessed by use of a visual analog scale (VAS; 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain imaginable).

Time frame: Day 2 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDPain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score4.7 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.8
Cohort 2 - PlaceboPain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score5.3 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.6
Secondary

Number of Completed Doses Out of 3 Maximum Doses/Day

Based on patient-self-report.

Time frame: Day 7 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDNumber of Completed Doses Out of 3 Maximum Doses/Day3 DosesStandard Deviation 0
Cohort 2 - PlaceboNumber of Completed Doses Out of 3 Maximum Doses/Day2.7 DosesStandard Deviation 0.95
Secondary

Number of Completed Doses Out of 3 Maximum Doses/Day

Based on patient-self-report.

Time frame: Day 14 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDNumber of Completed Doses Out of 3 Maximum Doses/Day2.8 DosesStandard Deviation 0.4
Cohort 2 - PlaceboNumber of Completed Doses Out of 3 Maximum Doses/Day2.7 DosesStandard Deviation 1
Secondary

Number of Completed Doses Out of 3 Maximum Doses/Day

Based on patient-self-report.

Time frame: Day 1 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDNumber of Completed Doses Out of 3 Maximum Doses/Day2.9 DosesStandard Deviation 0.27
Cohort 2 - PlaceboNumber of Completed Doses Out of 3 Maximum Doses/Day3 DosesStandard Deviation 0
Secondary

Patient Satisfaction Score

Patients will record their satisfaction with their management, on a 0-10 scale (where 0= not at all satisfied; and 10 = completely satisfied).

Time frame: Day 7 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDPatient Satisfaction Score8 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.6
Cohort 2 - PlaceboPatient Satisfaction Score7.9 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.7
Secondary

Patient Satisfaction Score

Patients will record their satisfaction with their management, on a 0-10 scale (where 0= not at all satisfied; and 10 = completely satisfied).

Time frame: Day 14 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDPatient Satisfaction Score8.7 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.3
Cohort 2 - PlaceboPatient Satisfaction Score8.5 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.4
Secondary

Patient Satisfaction Score

Patients will record their satisfaction with their management, on a 0-10 scale (where 0= not at all satisfied; and 10 = completely satisfied).

Time frame: Hour 24 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDPatient Satisfaction Score7 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 3
Cohort 2 - PlaceboPatient Satisfaction Score5.6 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 3.7
Secondary

Patient Satisfaction Score

Patients will record their satisfaction with their management, on a 0-10 scale (where 0= not at all satisfied; and 10 = completely satisfied).

Time frame: Day 2 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDPatient Satisfaction Score7.3 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.5
Cohort 2 - PlaceboPatient Satisfaction Score6 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 3.3
Secondary

Total Opioid Consumption

Consumption based on patient-self-report.

Time frame: Day 14 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDTotal Opioid Consumption8 morphine milligram equivalent (MME)Standard Deviation 19.3
Cohort 2 - PlaceboTotal Opioid Consumption10.3 morphine milligram equivalent (MME)Standard Deviation 22.7
Secondary

Total Opioid Consumption

Consumption based on patient-self-report.

Time frame: Day 7 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDTotal Opioid Consumption59.3 morphine milligram equivalent (MME)Standard Deviation 53.2
Cohort 2 - PlaceboTotal Opioid Consumption67.3 morphine milligram equivalent (MME)Standard Deviation 55.2
Secondary

Total Opioid Consumption

Consumption based on patient-self-report

Time frame: Day 1 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDTotal Opioid Consumption15.2 morphine milligram equivalent (MME)Standard Deviation 12
Cohort 2 - PlaceboTotal Opioid Consumption19.7 morphine milligram equivalent (MME)Standard Deviation 13.6
Secondary

Total Opioid Consumption

Consumption based on patient-self-report.

Time frame: Day 2 Post-Surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1 - CBDTotal Opioid Consumption10.3 morphine milligram equivalent (MME)Standard Deviation 18.7
Cohort 2 - PlaceboTotal Opioid Consumption16.7 morphine milligram equivalent (MME)Standard Deviation 36.6

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026