Marijuana in Combination With Opioids in Palliative and Hospice Patients

NCT03233633 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2024-11-06

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Summary

Study Objectives: Primary reduction of pain and reduction in overall opioid utilization. Secondary improvement in overall patient well being, weight stabilization with increased appetite, improved oxygen saturation, improvement or prevention of nausea and vomiting.

Study Rationale: To determine optimum use and dosing of medical marijuana (CBD:THC) for pain and symptom management.

Study Population: This study specifically will enroll cancer and non-cancer patients as a primary diagnosis suffering from pain and having a terminal illness (defined as having less than 6 months to live) requiring end of life care.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Medical Marijuana

oral capsule, high ratio CBD:THC

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Connecticut Hospice Inc.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Theodore Zanker, MD · The Connecticut Hospice Inc.

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-10
Primary Completion
2022-08-05
Completion
2022-08-05
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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