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Single treatment arm for Pain

Phase 1
Waitlist Available
Led By Theodore Zanker, MD
Research Sponsored by The Connecticut Hospice Inc.
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up minimum 5 days
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing if medical marijuana can help with pain management and other symptoms in terminally ill patients.

Eligible Conditions
  • Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~minumum 5 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and minumum 5 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
primary reduction of pain and reduction in overall opioid utilization
Secondary outcome measures
improved oxygen saturation
improvement in overall patient well being
improvement or prevention of nausea and vomiting
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Single treatment armExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
marijuana adjuvant treatment group utilizing scheduled opioid therapy in inpatient hospice hospital setting
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Medical Marijuana
2017
Completed Phase 1
~360

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Connecticut Hospice Inc.Lead Sponsor
Theodore Zanker, MDPrincipal InvestigatorThe Connecticut Hospice Inc.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Marijuana in Combination With Opioids in Palliative and Hospice Patients
Theodore Zanker MD 2017. "Marijuana in Combination With Opioids in Palliative and Hospice Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03233633.
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