Cannabidiol as an add-on Treatment During Inpatient Alcohol Cessation : CBD-OH

NCT ID: NCT05860699

Last Updated: 2025-12-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

210 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-08

Study Completion Date

2026-05-23

Brief Summary

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Randomized clinical trial of 11 days Cannabidiol versus placebo as an adjunctive treatment during inpatient alcohol detoxification to improve abstinence in patients with severe alcohol use disorder.

Detailed Description

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Primary objective: To increase abstinence maintenance rate at week 6 of the study (1 month after discharge of the scheduled alcohol withdrawal inpatient stay).

Primary Endpoint:

Percentage of patients in each group with documented continuous abstinence at month 1 after discharge, week 6 of the study.

Continuous abstinence will be defined by patient's self-report of alcohol abstinence using standardized TLFB (time line follow back) scales TLFB at screening visit and daily from Day 0 to Day 10 and 4 (1 per week) after discharge up to week 6 of the study) Furthermore, this self-declaration will be confirmed by clinical examination at each study visits assessing acute alcohol intoxication signs and 6 ethyl glucuronide (Et-OH) urinary assessments performed at each study visit (2 during the inpatient stay and 4 (1 per week) after discharge up to week 6 of the study).

Secondary objectives :

* To assess the safety of 11 days of up to 900 mg of cannabidiol as an add-on to usual care in the specific population of patients with severe alcohol use disorder during inpatient alcohol cessation
* In case of relapse, reducing alcohol use after discharge up to week 6 of the study
* To reduce alcohol withdrawal symptoms during inpatient alcohol cessation
* To reduce anxiety symptoms during inpatient alcohol cessation
* In a sub-group of patients: describe CBD plasmatic rate and test if it is correlated with side-effects and/or efficacy
* In the sub-group of patients with co-occuring cannabis use, reducing cannabis use after discharge up to week 6 of the study

Secondary endpoints :

* symptoms check list (PRISE-M) of possible side effects every day from day 1 to 10, and then at each outpatient study visit (4 (1 per week) after discharge up to week 6 of the study). Thus any side effect related to treatment exposure as well as treatment cessation (such as anxiety rebound or withdrawal symptoms related to CBD or increase in cannabis use) could be documented
* in case of relapse: drinking days and drinks per day (self-declared using standardized TLFB time line follow back scale over the past week) at the screening visit and daily from Day 0 to Day 10 and 4 (1 per week) after discharge up to week 6 of the study)
* alcohol withdrawal scales and craving scales (CIWA-R, LIKERT craving scale and an adapt version of the OCDS) at the screening visit and every day from day 0 to 10 then at each study visit: 4 (1 per week) after discharge up to week 6 of the study
* state anxiety scale (STAI-6 the short form of the Spielberger inventory, composed of 6 Likert scales) at the screening visit and every day from day 0 to 10 then at each study visit: 4 (1 per week) after discharge up to week 6 of the study
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) at the screening visit and the last visit. A modified daily version every day from day 0 to 10 then at each study visit a modified weekly version: 4 (1 per week) after discharge up to week 6 of the study
* in the subgroup of patients recruited in Fernand Widal hospital, plasmatic level of CBD will be determined twice: at D5 and D10 of the study by Dr Laurence Labat, head of the toxicology department of Lariboisière hospital. Analysis of cannabinoids in human biological specimens of plasma will rely on an extraction process and a chromatographic separation in LCMSHR (Liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry) for quantification of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), 11-hydroxy Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (11-OH THC) and 11-nor-9-carboxy-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-COOH) using deuterated molecules as internal standard. The method was validated in the two biological matrix according to guidelines set forth by COFRAC (Comité d'accréditation Français)
* self-declared current use of all other substances including tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapies, cannabis, and other substances using standardized TLFB (time line follow back) scales ) at the screening visit and every day from day 0 to 10 then at each study visit: 4 (1 per week) after discharge up to week 6 of the study
* in the subgroup of patients who declare themselves as current cannabis users at entry, urinary quantitative determination of cannabinoids by an extraction process and a chromatographic separation in LCMSHR (Liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry) for quantification of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), 11-hydroxy Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (11-OH THC) and 11-nor-9-carboxy-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-COOH) using deuterated molecules as internal standard. The method was validated in the two biological matrix according to guidelines set forth by COFRAC (Comité d'accréditation Français). This analyse will be centralized in the toxicology laboratory of Lariboisière hospital (Pr Laurence Labat). This analyse will be performed 6 times: 2 during the inpatient stay (D5 and D10) and 4 (1 per week) after discharge up to week 6 of the study.

DESIGN

Double Blind Randomized clinical trial with 3 arms :

Patients will undergo one or several outpatient screening visits between D-30 and D-1 of inpatient entry.

During this visit, the study design will be fully explained, inclusion and exclusion criteria checked. Patients will be included during this last visit. Three groups of 70 patients each will be randomized 1:1:1 at entry of a scheduled, usually lasting between 11 and 17 days, alcohol inpatient cessation (D0).

They will all receive oxazepam plus an intervention:

* add-on placebo for 11 days during their inpatient stay
* add-on cannabidiol 450 mg per day for 11 days during their inpatient stay
* add-on cannabidiol 900 mg per day for 11 days during their inpatient stay. All groups will undergo the same prospective follow up after discharge with one visit per week to determine if alcohol abstinence is maintained, up to 1-month post-discharge (week 6 of the study).

In case of a relapse, the amount of alcohol used will be recorded.

Conditions

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Severe Alcohol Use Disorder (DSM 5)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Double Blind Randomized clinical trial with 3 arms :
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Placebo and CBD pills are looking alike and made on purpose for the study by the same manufacturer(Echo Pharmaceutical, BV)

Study Groups

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Placebo

add-on placebo (Echo Pharmaceutical, BV) for 11 days during their inpatient stay

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo made by the same manufacturer to look like the active pills

Half-dose CBD

add-on cannabidiol (Echo Pharmaceutical, BV) 450 mg per day for 11 days during their inpatient stay

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Half dose CBD

Intervention Type DRUG

add-on cannabidiol (Echo Pharmaceutical, BV) 450 mg per day for 11 days during their inpatient stay

Full dose CBD

add-on cannabidiol (Echo Pharmaceutical, BV) 900 mg per day for 11 days during their inpatient stay

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Full dose CBD

Intervention Type DRUG

add-on cannabidiol (Echo Pharmaceutical, BV) 900 mg per day for 11 days during their inpatient stay

Interventions

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Placebo

Placebo made by the same manufacturer to look like the active pills

Intervention Type DRUG

Half dose CBD

add-on cannabidiol (Echo Pharmaceutical, BV) 450 mg per day for 11 days during their inpatient stay

Intervention Type DRUG

Full dose CBD

add-on cannabidiol (Echo Pharmaceutical, BV) 900 mg per day for 11 days during their inpatient stay

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Placebo for 11 days during inpatient alcohol cessation Active half-dose for 11 days during inpatient alcohol cessation Active fulldose of Cannabidiol for 11 days during inpatient alcohol cessation

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients hospitalized for a scheduled alcohol inpatient cessation
* Aged 18-75 years old

* Meeting DSM 5 criteria for severe AUD
* Willing to participate
* Signing a written informed consent
* Patients with current social insurance
* For childbearing age, sexually active females: efficacious contraceptive method during treatment and up to seven days after treatment administration

Exclusion Criteria

* • Patients already scheduled for long term residential care after acute alcohol inpatient detoxification, not able to maintain the outpatient follow up

* Patients not willing to attend post-discharge visits whatever the reason
* Any unstable medical condition at entry, such as delirium, acute hepatic failure, hypokalaemia, liver cirrhosis whatever the stage, acute or chronic severe renal failure or any acute psychiatric condition
* Liver enzymes (ALT and/or AST) above 3 times the upper limit of normal and/or bilirubin above 2 times the upper limit of normal
* Current medication or need for medication with treatments metabolized by CYP 2C19 or CYP3A4 or UGT enzymes and having strong inhibitor/inducer properties (see list above), and/or current medication or need for medications containing valproate and derivates
* Any medical history of epileptic seizure
* Patients with current or past history of cardiac arrhythmias, myocardial infarction and stroke
* Any history of suicidal attempt in the past 5 years or a score ≥1 to the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS)
* To facilitate efficacy data interpretation, patients currently receiving or wanting to receive another approved pharmacological treatment aimed at alcohol abstinence maintenance (acamprosate, baclofene, disulfiram, nalmefene, naltrexone).
* Other major current DSM 5 severe substance use disorder (like opiates, cocaine, amphetamines, ...) except for tobacco, cannabis smoking and benzodiazepines use disorders
* Pregnancy and breast feeding
* Known hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients (including PEG)
* Patients under guardianship
* Patients in exclusion periods of other trials
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Florence Vorspan

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Département de Psychiatrie et de Médecine Addictologique, Hôpital Fernand Widal, AP-HP Inserm UMR-S 1144 Université de Paris FHU NOR-SUD

Locations

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Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu

Paris, Paris, France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hôpital Cochin

Paris, Paris, France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hôpital Saint Anne

Paris, Paris, France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hôpital Bichat

Paris, Paris, France

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Hôpital René Muret

Sevran, Sevran, France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hôpital la Colombière

Montpellier, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hôpital Avicenne

Bobigny, France, France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hôpital Fernand Widal

Paris, France, France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hôpital Albert Chenevier

Créteil, Albert Chenevier, France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hôpital Antoine Béclère

Clamart, Clamart, France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

CHU Gabriel Montpied

Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont Ferrand, France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hôpital Louis Mourier

Colombes, Colombes, France

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Florence VORSPAN

Role: CONTACT

01 40 05 44 17

Facility Contacts

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Romain GOMET

Role: primary

0149813345

Dragos CIOCAN

Role: primary

0145374369

Role: primary

0473752072

Alix DEMORY

Role: primary

0662003056

Nora Keltoumi

Role: primary

33 1 40 05 44 17

LEMOGNE Cédric

Role: primary

0142348435

Vincent MALLET

Role: primary

0158413012

Philip GORWOOD

Role: primary

0145648572

Julien FOLLEZOU

Role: primary

0141525676

DONNADIEU Hélène

Role: primary

0467337020

Other Identifiers

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APHP180619

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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