Status:
COMPLETED
Aging and Marijuana: Benefits, Effects, and Risks
Lead Sponsor:
University of Colorado, Boulder
Conditions:
Cannabis Use
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Brief Summary
Investigators will gather data on both the beneficial and harmful effects of edible cannabis of varying composition (THC-only vs. CBD-only vs. THC+CBD), and will examine the process by which older adu...
Detailed Description
Older adults are currently the fastest growing group of cannabis users in the U.S, and are more likely to use cannabis for medicinal purposes (e.g., pain, trouble sleeping, depression/anxiety) than fo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- At least 60 years of age
- Able to provide informed consent
- Cannabis Users: Must not currently use cannabis more than 7 times per month and not for pain, sleep, depression or anxiety in the past 6 months
- Cannabis Non-users: Should NOT have used cannabis in the past year and have not used regularly (e.g., more than weekly) for more than one year in the past 20 years
- Cannabis Users: Must be interested in using cannabis for at least one of the following complains: pain, sleep problems, depression, anxiety
- Non-users: Must NOT be interested in using cannabis but have at least one of the following complaints: pain, sleep problems, depression, anxiety
- Cannabis users: must be comfortable using edible cannabis and having a mobile laboratory (Dodge van) parked at their home
- Female participants must be postmenopausal
- Comfortable reading and writing in English
- Planning to stay in the Boulder/Denver area for the next month
- Must be comfortable with blood draws
Exclusion
- Blood alcohol level \> 0 at screening (to sign consent form)
- Report of other drug use (cocaine, opiates, methamphetamine) in the past 90 days or fail urine screen for any of these drugs
- Past or current diagnosis of psychosis
- Current use of antipsychotic medications
- Heavy drinking; Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) test score \>8
- Inability/discomfort/unwillingness with getting in and out of the mobile laboratory van
- History of vertigo or falls within the past six months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 20 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 25 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
326 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05188404
Start Date
September 20 2021
End Date
May 25 2025
Last Update
June 18 2025
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University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80309