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TerminatedNCT00046709

Marijuana for Cancer Pain

Marijuana in Combination With Opioids for Cancer Pain: A Pilot Study

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
16 (planned)
Sponsor
Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

To find out if it is safe and effective to use smoked marijuana in combination with opioids to treat cancer pain. The study will evaluate whether smoked marijuana, when used with opioids, will have an effect on pain relief, and to see if marijuana reduces the side effects of opioids, which include nausea and/or vomiting.

Detailed description

To take part in this study, you must have ongoing cancer pain which is currently being treated with opioids. If you meet all the eligibility criteria you will be admitted to the General Clinical Research Center at San Francisco General Hospital for 9 days. The treatment consists of smoking one marijuana cigarette 3 times a day.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGSmoked Marijuana

Timeline

Start date
2002-09-01
Completion
2004-10-01
First posted
2002-10-02
Last updated
2013-10-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00046709. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.