Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Cannabis, Neuroinflammation, and Suicidal Ideation: A Supplemental Brain Imaging Study

Lead Sponsor:

Wayne State University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Conditions:

PTSD

Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-69 years

Brief Summary

This study will be the first to use brain imaging to explore how cannabis affects the brain and inflammation in U.S. military veterans with PTSD. It builds on an ongoing study testing different combin...

Detailed Description

This study, referred to here as the 'Neuroimaging Study,' is a supplement (add-on) to our ongoing VMR study (Wayne State Warriors Marijuana Clinical Research Program: Investigating the Impact of Canna...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Eligible for, and provided written informed consent to participate in, the Parent Study (NCT06381180) and to be contacted regarding 'future research studies.'
  • Able/willing to provide written informed consent to participate in the Neuroimaging Study.
  • Exclusion Criteria (eligible if the subject does not meet both criteria):
  • Contraindications for MRI scanning include, but are not limited to: as braces, pacemaker, implanted metal (self-report MR screening form and ferromagnetic detectors) or medical conditions that prevent comfortable MRI scanning procedures, e.g., inability to lay supine for 60 minutes, claustrophobia, or body weight \> 275lbs.
  • Contraindications for PET \[18F\]FETrp imaging include, but are not limited to: chronic medical conditions that alter radiotracer pharmacokinetic properties, e.g, Diabetes I/II (or uncontrolled glucose levels \[\>200mg/dl non-fasting\]), abnormal BMI (\<18.5 or \> 35kg/m2), autoimmune diseases, or other chronic inflammatory conditions, or take medications (3+ days/week) that will alter radiotracer binding, e.g., glucose stabilizing medications, proton-pump inhibitors, or anti-inflammatory agents, or have medical conditions that prevent comfortable PET scanning procedures, e.g., inability to lay supine for \~75 minutes, tolerate a radial vein catheter and up to 35ml of whole blood drawn, or body weight \> 275lbs.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 1 2025

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    August 31 2030

    Estimated Enrollment :

    100 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT07222306

    Start Date

    November 1 2025

    End Date

    August 31 2030

    Last Update

    October 29 2025

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    Tolan Park Medical Building

    Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201