Maternal Choline Supplementation and Cannabis Use During Pregnancy: Impact on Early Brain Development

NCT06379971 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2025-02-03

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Summary

The goal of this study is to determine if providing a nutritional supplement, phosphatidylcholine, to pregnant women who have used cannabis products during the current pregnancy improves the offspring\'s brain-related development during the first 3 months. Participating pregnant women will receive either phosphatidylcholine or a placebo from approximately 16 weeks gestation through birth. The primary outcomes are the child\'s brain responses to sound at 4 weeks corrected age and infant behaviors at 3 months corrected age as reported by the primary caregiver. Secondary outcomes include motor, socio-emotional, language and cognitive development.

Conditions

  • Child Development
  • Cannabis Use

Interventions

DRUG

Placebo

Pregnant women are instructed to take the capsules twice per day, 4 placebo capsules at breakfast and 4 placebo capsules at dinner. Increased awareness of the benefits of choline by obstetricians and pregnant women, as well as our published results from an observational study showing a wide distribution of plasma choline concentration, is a more apt independent variable for analyses.

DRUG

Choline

Pregnant women are instructed to take the capsules twice per day, 4 900mg phosphatidylcholine capsules at breakfast and 4 capsules at dinner. Increased awareness Increased awareness of the benefits of choline by obstetricians and pregnant women, as well as our published results from an observational study showing a wide distribution of plasma choline concentration, is a more apt independent variable for analyses.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • M. Camille Hoffman, MD · University of Colorado, Denver

  • Sharon Hunter, PhD · University of Colorado School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-25
Primary Completion
2029-04-30
Completion
2029-04-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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