Status:

COMPLETED

Therapeutic Response of Cannabidiol in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Los Angeles

Conditions:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Cannabis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The study will randomly assign Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients on stable RA therapy to either placebo or cannabidiol (CBD). The overall goal of this proposal is to examine the efficacy and safety o...

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial at the University of California, Los Angeles evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of oral cannabidiol (CBD) as adjunc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Meet the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) 2010 Classification Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Disease activity score (DAS28) \>= 3.2
  • Age \>= 18
  • Stable RA therapy for 12 weeks prior to baseline
  • Power Doppler Score \>= 5 (for the PDUS 34 joint score)
  • Must use at least one highly effective method of contraception
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Prior exposure to cannabis \<= 28 days prior to baseline
  • Current diagnosed substance use disorders (including Alcohol Use Disorder)
  • Moderate (Child-Pugh B) or severe (Child-Pugh C) hepatic impairment
  • Chronic infections
  • \>10mg of prednisone daily use
  • Daily use of central nervous system (CNS) depressant medications (e.g. sedatives, hypnotics \[zolpidem, temazepam, alprazolam, lorazepam, diphenhydramine etc.\])
  • Women who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breast feeding
  • Sexually active subjects and their partners who are of childbearing potential (ie, neither surgically sterile nor postmenopausal) and not agreeing to use adequate contraception
  • Deemed unsafe by the investigator
  • History of an allergic reaction or adverse reaction to cannabis is exclusionary.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 5 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

67 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04911127

Start Date

October 5 2021

End Date

December 31 2023

Last Update

June 7 2024

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UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095