Genetics of Cannabis Use Disorder and Cannabinoid Response in Humans

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 1
SUMMARY

Cannabis is widely used worldwide and is associated with negative outcomes including cannabis use disorder (CanUD), psychosis, and cognitive impairment amongst others. Given the legalization of recreational and medical cannabis globally, the increasing availability of cannabis, the higher potency of cannabis, the availability of highly potent cannabinoid products, the commercialization of cannabis, and the rising rates of cannabis use, it is critical to understand how genetic factors influence 1) an individual's vulnerability for addiction and psychosis, 2) the response to cannabinoids, 3) the response to novel treatments for CanUD. CanUD is strongly genetically influenced; the investigators published the first CanUD genomewide association study (GWAS) with genomewide-significant results; however, the precise nature of the contribution of genetic factors in the development of CanUD is still not clear. Cannabis exposure has also been linked to a number of psychosis outcomes including schizophrenia (SCZ). SCZ is highly heritable and population-based and genetics studies both support a bidirectional genetic relationship between SCZ and CanUD. However, the precise contribution of genetic factors in the development of psychosis outcomes related to cannabis are not clear.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 21
Maximum Age: 60
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Ages 21-60 years old

Locations
United States
Connecticut
West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center
RECRUITING
West Haven
Contact Information
Primary
Deepak D'Souza, MD
deepak.douza@yale.edu
203-932-5711
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09-16
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 215
Treatments
Active_comparator: Delta-9-THC Very Low Dose
Active delta-9-THC administered intravenously over 20 minutes.
Placebo_comparator: Placebo
Control: small amount of alcohol administered intravenously (quarter teaspoon), with no delta-9-THC, over 20 minutes.
Active_comparator: Delta-9-THC Medium Dose
Active delta-9-THC administered intravenously over 20 minutes.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Leads: Yale University

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov