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Cannabinoid

Cannabis for Neck Pain

Phase 3

Waitlist Available

Led By Emily Lindley, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver

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 3 hours

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study whether cannabis can help relieve chronic pain in the back and neck, as well as whether it can help lessen the pain of an acute injury.

Eligible Conditions

Neck Pain
Back Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 3 hours

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~3 hours

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 hours for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Pain Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score (Spine Patients)

Pain Threshold (kPa) (Healthy Controls)

Secondary outcome measures

Drug effect rating

Hopkins Verbal Learning Test Revised (HVLT)

Mood rating

+4 more

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: CannabisExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Medium dose THC, single administration, vaporized

Group II: OxycodoneActive Control2 Interventions

5-10 mg oxycodone hydrochloride, single administration, oral

Group III: PlaceboPlacebo Group2 Interventions

No active study drug

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Placebo for Oxycodone

2017

Completed Phase 3

~40

Medical Cannabis

Not yet FDA approved

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Colorado, DenverLead Sponsor

1,732 Previous Clinical Trials

2,143,515 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Neck Pain

435 Patients Enrolled for Neck Pain

Emily Lindley, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Colorado, Denver

2 Previous Clinical Trials

234 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Neck Pain

157 Patients Enrolled for Neck Pain

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many people are being included in this research project?

"That is accurate. The clinical trial mentioned is currently looking for patients to enroll, as noted on the website clinicaltrials.gov. The posting dates were June 1st, 2017 and November 2nd, 2020 respectively. They are seeking a total of one hundred participants from a single site."

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Are we looking for new participants at this time?

"That is correct. The most recent update on clinicaltrials.gov shows that this investigation is still looking for research participants. The trial was originally advertised on 6/1/2017 and the 100th enrollee will complete the study at 1 site."

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Does the FDA have any restrictions on using Cannabis?

"Cannabis receives a 3 on our Power team's safety scale because this is a Phase 3 trial. This designation means that, in addition to existing data supporting efficacy, there are multiple rounds of data affirming safety."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Cannabis Versus Oxycodone for Pain Relief

2017. "Cannabis Versus Oxycodone for Pain Relief". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02892591.