Status:
WITHDRAWN
Cannabinoids in Bipolar Affective Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Vancouver General Hospital
Conditions:
Bipolar Affective Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Some people with bipolar disorder who use cannabis (marijuana) claim that it eases the symptoms of depression and mania. There are many chemicals (called cannabinoids) found in cannabis but two partic...
Detailed Description
This study will be a within-subject, random order, double-blind cross-over study with standard clinical and neuropsychological ratings. Duration is 13 weeks per subject. Clinical assessments including...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Outpatients between the 19-60 years of age with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
- Women must not be currently pregnant and must use a reliable method of contraception for the duration of the study.
- Subjects must be on stable medication (4 weeks minimum) for their bipolar illness (symptomatic despite current treatment), must be able to provide written informed consent, must adequately understand written and verbal English.
Exclusion
- Those not meeting the inclusion criteria and those not able to give informed consent.
- Women who are currently pregnant or nursing.
- Those at immediate risk of harming self or others;
- those who have a clinically significant medical illness or other significant psychiatric illness;
- currently abusing alcohol or drugs;
- currently being treated with an investigational medication or medication that is contraindicated with cannabinoids;
- have a known allergy to cannabis-based products.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00397605
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
September 18 2014
Active Locations (1)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 2A1