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Control group for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CANPOST Trial)

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Research Sponsored by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up week 0-4
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CANPOST Trial Summary

This trial will compare two different therapies for people with PTSD and cannabis-use disorder. One group will receive motivational interviewing therapy and contingency management, while the other group will just receive motivational interviewing therapy.

Eligible Conditions
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Cannabis Use
  • Cognitive Symptoms
  • There is no change to this term.

CANPOST Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~week 0-4
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 0-4 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Severity of PTSD symptoms, as measured with the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) at week 4
Secondary outcome measures
Changes in cognitive function, as measured with various Cambridge Automated Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) cognitive tests

CANPOST Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Control groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Randomized to receive individual motivational interviewing therapy alone
Group II: Contingency management groupActive Control2 Interventions
Randomized to receive individual motivational interviewing therapy and contingency management

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthLead Sponsor
354 Previous Clinical Trials
81,096 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How many individuals are being recruited for participation in this clinical exploration?

"Affirmative. As per the information displayed on clinicaltrials.gov, this experiment is actively recruiting suitable subjects; it was initially posted on the 2nd of January 2022 and modified most recently on the 6th December 2021. The trial requires 24 people at a single site to participate."

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Is this research endeavor presently available to participants?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial was posted on the 2nd of January 2022 and recently revised on the 6th December 2021 is actively recruiting patients. A total of 24 participants are required from a single site for enrollment in this study."

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Does my profile qualify for participation in this research endeavor?

"This investigation seeks to enroll 24 adults between 18 and 55 years of age with an additional medical condition. In addition, the criteria necessitates that all participants must have been using antidepressants for a minimum one month duration in order to guarantee safety as well as homogeneity among our population suffering from PTSD."

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Does the trial include seniors aged seventy and above?

"This trial seeks to enroll patients aged between 18 and 55. Separately, there are 54 studies catered toward minors and 302 trials intended for individuals over the age of 65."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Ontario
What site did they apply to?
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
How many prior treatments have patients received?
0
~8 spots leftby Apr 2025