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Cannabis and Opioid Use Disorder

Cannabis Modulation of Outcomes Related to Opioid Use Disorder: Opioid Withdrawal, Abuse Potential and Safety

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05729932
Enrollment
15
Registered
2023-02-15
Start date
2024-09-10
Completion date
2027-06-30
Last updated
2026-06-18

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Conditions

Opioid Use Disorder

Brief summary

This study plans to enroll participants with opioid use disorder who are not currently seeking treatment to assess the effects of cannabis on opioid withdrawal and other related outcomes.

Interventions

DRUGInhaled vaporized cannabis

Double-blind cannabis and placebo doses, administered through vaporizer

DRUGIntransal opioid

Double-blind opioid and placebo doses, administered intranasal route

Sponsors

Shanna Babalonis, PhD
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Current opioid use disorder

Exclusion criteria

* Current medical conditions that require medical management

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change from Baseline - Opioid Withdrawal Severity - Visual Analog Scale (VAS)Change from baselineSubjective ratings of opioid withdrawal severity on visual analog scale (scale 0-100; 0 = not at all, 100 = extremely)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change from Baseline - Opioid Drug Liking - Visual Analog Scale (VAS)Change from baselineSubjective ratings of drug liking on visual analog scale (scale 0-100, 0 = not at all, 100 = extremely)
Change from Baseline - RespirationChange from baselinePhysiological monitoring of respiration rate (breaths per minute)

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTPaul Nuzzo, MA
pnuzz2@email.uky.edu859-323-0002
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORShanna Babalonis, PhD

University of Kentucky

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 19, 2026