Trial Outcomes & Findings for Impact of Cannabis on Pain and Inflammation Among Patients With Rheumatoid or Psoriatic Arthritis (NCT NCT04269993)

NCT ID: NCT04269993

Last Updated: 2025-04-01

Results Overview

Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) Scale range to describe current pain level: 0 'none' to 10 'worst possible' \*higher scores indicate more severe pain

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

PHASE2

Target enrollment

3 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

at the termination of the cannabis administration procedure (10 minutes post-completion of cannabis administration)

Results posted on

2025-04-01

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Vaporized Cannabis: Placebo Then Active THC
Participants are randomized to receive placebo cannabis during Session 1 and Active THC cannabis during Session 2; sessions will be separated by at least 2 days
Vaporized Cannabis: Active THC Then Placebo
Participants are randomized to receive Active THC cannabis during Session 1 and placebo cannabis during Session 2; sessions will be separated by at least 2 days
Overall Study
STARTED
1
2
Overall Study
COMPLETED
1
2
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Impact of Cannabis on Pain and Inflammation Among Patients With Rheumatoid or Psoriatic Arthritis

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Vaporized Cannabis: Placebo Then Active THC
n=1 Participants
Participants are randomized to receive placebo cannabis during Session 1 and Active THC cannabis during Session 2; sessions will be separated by at least 2 days
Vaporized Cannabis: Active THC Then Placebo
n=2 Participants
Participants are randomized to receive Active THC cannabis during Session 1 and placebo cannabis during Session 2; sessions will be separated by at least 2 days
Total
n=3 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
23 years
n=5 Participants
57 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.41 • n=7 Participants
45.67 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 19.66 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: at the termination of the cannabis administration procedure (10 minutes post-completion of cannabis administration)

Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) Scale range to describe current pain level: 0 'none' to 10 'worst possible' \*higher scores indicate more severe pain

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Vaporized Cannabis: Placebo Then Active THC
n=1 Participants
Participants are randomized to receive placebo cannabis during Session 1 and Active THC cannabis during Session 2; sessions will be separated by at least 2 days
Vaporized Cannabis: Active THC Then Placebo
n=2 Participants
Participants are randomized to receive Active THC cannabis during Session 1 and placebo cannabis during Session 2; sessions will be separated by at least 2 days
Subjective Pain Level Post-vaporization
Placebo Dose
3 score on a scale
2 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.414
Subjective Pain Level Post-vaporization
Medium THC/Medium CBD Dose
4 score on a scale
4.5 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.121

Adverse Events

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Active THC

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Elizabeth Aston, PhD

Brown University

Phone: 401-863-6668

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place