Status:

RECRUITING

Cannabidiol for Treatment of Non-affective Psychosis and Cannabis Use

Lead Sponsor:

Lone Baandrup

Collaborating Sponsors:

Danish Center for Sleep Medicine

Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark

Conditions:

Dual Diagnosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This trial examines the efficacy of cannabidiol (CBD) versus risperidone for treatment of psychosis in patients with non affective-psychosis and lifetime use of cannabis.

Detailed Description

People with psychosis and comorbid cannabis use are particularly difficult to treat because cannabis use worsens psychotic symptoms and increases the risk that a first-episode psychosis will progress ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • ICD-10 diagnosis of schizophrenia (DF20.X), paranoid psychosis (DF22.X), acute/intermittent psychotic disorder (DF23.X), schizoaffective psychosis (DF25.X), other/not specified nonorganic psychotic disorder (DF28/DF29), or cannabis induced psychotic disorder (DF12.5)
  • PANSS ≥ 60 and score of ≥ 4 on ≥ 2 PANSS-Positive subscale items: Delusions (P1), conceptual disorganization (P2), hallucinatory behaviour (P3), grandiosity (P5), suspiciousness (P6)
  • Lifetime cannabis use
  • Age 18-45 years
  • Female patients of childbearing potential need to utilize a proper method of contraception
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Treatment resistance as defined by treatment (ever) with clozapine
  • Dependence syndrome of alcohol or psychoactive substances other than cannabis (DF1X.2 other than DF12.2)
  • Psychotic disorder induced by alcohol or psychoactive substances other than cannabis (DF1X.5 other than DF12.5)
  • Treatment with a long-acting injectable antipsychotic within the past month (or corresponding to the usual interval between two injections)
  • Treatment with an oral antipsychotic within the past 7 days
  • Use of self-administered CBD products during the trial
  • Patients involuntarily admitted
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Severe physical illness that might influence the ability to comply with the protocol

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    June 1 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    64 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04105231

    Start Date

    June 1 2021

    End Date

    June 1 2025

    Last Update

    December 12 2024

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    Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research

    Glostrup Municipality, Denmark, 2600