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Can Medical Cannabis Affect Opioid Use?
Led by Thomas Jefferson University · Updated on 2025-02-14
110
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
121 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this observational study is to learn how medical cannabis (MC) affects pain and the use of opioid pain medications. Participants who have chronic pain and use prescribed opioid pain medication will opt-in to using MC or not for the 3-month study. Participants who are certified in Pennsylvania will purchase specific medical cannabis products at a reduced cost from a partnering medical cannabis dispensary monthly. All participants will complete baseline, daily, and monthly assessments to observe changes across groups.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Can Medical Cannabis Affect Opioid Use?
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Current diagnosis of chronic, intractable pain
- Use of prescription opioids for longer than 90 days
- Have a smartphone or agree to use one provided
- English fluency
- Medical cannabis group only: Willing to get certified by a physician to use medical cannabis in Pennsylvania OR already certified but not regularly using medical cannabis products daily or weekly for longer than 30 days
- Medical cannabis group only: Willing to accept a temporary restriction on medical cannabis products
- Control group: Agree to continue not using cannabis for the 3-month study duration
You will not qualify if you...
- Under 18 years old
- Being under conservatorship
- Self-reported pregnant or breastfeeding
- Cannabis Use Disorder
- Active treatment in methadone or buprenorphine program for Opioid Use Disorder
- Diabetic neuropathy or chemotherapy-induced neuropathy alone
- Medical cannabis group: Cannabis use daily or weekly for more than 30 days
- Control group: Cannabis use
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
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Research Team
A
Allison Herens, LSW
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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