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Radicle ACES: A Study of Commercially Available CBD Used in the Real-world Setting

A Randomized, Open-label Study of Commercially Available, Orally Ingestible, Cannabidiol (CBD) Products Used in the Real-world Setting for Pain, Sleep, and Anxiety

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05003882
Acronym
RWE-ACES
Enrollment
3000
Registered
2021-08-13
Start date
2021-08-02
Completion date
2021-12-31
Last updated
2022-03-28

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Conditions

Anxiety, Pain, Sleep Disturbance

Brief summary

A randomized, open-label study of commercially available, orally ingestible, Cannabidiol (CBD) products used in the real-world setting for pain, sleep, and anxiety.

Detailed description

Radicle ACES is a real-world evidence study that aims to determine the effect of CBD on overall well-being, anxiety, sleep, and pain over a 28-day period in treatment groups compared to a waitlist control group.

Interventions

OTHERCommercially available, orally ingestible CBD product

botanically-derived CBD extract product

Sponsors

Radicle Science
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participants must be 21 years of age * Live in the USA * Endorse symptoms of anxiety, chronic pain, or sleep disturbances as a primary reason for taking a CBD product * Must have regular access to a computer, mobile device, and/or the internet to complete surveys

Exclusion criteria

* A person pregnant, trying to become pregnant or breastfeeding * Anyone diagnosed with liver disease or considered a heavy drinker * Anyone taking medication that warns against grapefruit consumption

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Greater increase in overall well-being from baseline4 weeksOverall well-being as assessed by KEMP Quality of Life Scale (QOL scale 1-7 where 7 is a better QOL)
Improvement in overall well-being from baseline4 weeksOverall well-being as assessed by World Health Organization (WHO) 5 Well Being Index (0-5 where 5 is better well-being)
Change in overall well-being from baseline4 weeksOverall well-being as assessed by Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC statement selection much improved to much worse)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Less anxiety from baseline4 weeksAnxiety as assessed by GAD-7 (scale 0-3 where 3 is greater anxiety)
Decrease in anxiety from baseline4 weeksAnxiety as assessed by PROMIS Anxiety 4A (scale 1-5 where 5 is greater anxiety)
Improvement in sleep from baseline4 weeksSleep as assessed by PROMIS (Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System) Sleep Short Form 8B (scale 1-5 where a 5 represents worse sleep)
Change in pain from baseline4 weeksPain as assessed by PGIC (statement selection much improved to much worse)
Less pain relative to baseline4 weeksPain as assessed by PEG (scale 1-10 where a higher score is greater pain)
Change in sleep from baseline4 weeksSleep as assessed by PGIC (statement selection much improved to much worse)
Change in anxiety from baseline4 weeksAnxiety as assessed by PGIC (statement selection much improved to much worse)

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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