Acute Psychological and Physiological Effects of Cannabigerol
NCT ID: NCT06638996
Last Updated: 2024-12-24
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-10-28
2026-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Eligible participants will be contacted via email and will be asked to schedule two testing sessions (1 week apart) that will begin between 8:00 and 9:30 am. They will be asked to abstain from CBG use for 1 week before the first testing session and to fast and abstain from cannabis use from midnight the night before each session (8 - 9.5 hours). The PI will use a random number generator to randomly assign each participant to ingest either the CBG tincture (50 mg) or placebo tincture orally in the first testing session and the opposite tincture in the second testing session.
Consent and Eligibility Confirmation. Participants will meet a graduate research assistant in The Health \& Cognition (THC) lab in the Department of Psychology at Washington State University. After obtaining written informed consent participants will be asked when they last used CBG (if applicable), when they last used cannabis (if applicable), and when they last ate. Participants who report using CBG within the past week or cannabis after midnight the night prior or eating that day will be rescheduled and will be reminded that they must abstain from CBG for one week as well as from any cannabis use and food consumption on the day of the testing session. Participants who adhered to the abstinence requirements will be asked to complete a 12-panel urine drug test to ensure they test negative for illicit drugs. Participants who test positive for illicit drugs (other than THC) are not eligible and will not be permitted to complete the study. Participants who pass the drug test will have their blood pressure measured. Those with blood pressure lower than 90/60 mm Hg (indicating hypotension) will be excused.
T0 (Baseline) Assessments. Participants will be asked to wear a medical-grade wristband (Embrace device) that will continuously monitor their heart rate, electrodermal activity, and temperature. They will also be asked to provide a small saliva sample by rinsing their mouth for 1 minute, chewing on a Salivette for 1 minute, and then spitting the saturated Salivette in a sterile tube. Next, they will then complete a baseline assessment of motor/cognitive impairment using the DRiving Under the Influence of Drugs (DRUID) app.
Next, they will provide baseline ratings of their anxiety, stress, and mood using 0 to 10 visual analog rating scales. Participants will also rate their level of intoxication (to ensure it is 0) and provide baseline ratings of potential side effects (dry mouth, dry eyes, sleepiness, increased appetite, nausea, heart palpitations/racing heart, dizziness) using 0 (not at all severe) to 10 (extremely severe) visual analog scales. They will also be asked if they are experiencing any other physiological or psychological symptoms in an open-ended manner and to rate each on 0 (not at all) to 10 (severe) rating scales.
CBG/Placebo Administration. Once the baseline measures have been obtained, participants will be fed a high-fat (\> 30g fat) breakfast (muffin, yogurt, milk/juice) to standardize food intake and increase the bioavailability/potency of the CBG. The research assistant will then give the participant the product (50 mg CBG or placebo) diluted in a small opaque cup of water to orally ingest in a double-blind manner (the PI will put the product in the testing room before each session). Next, participants will complete an online Qualtrics survey to measure demographic characteristics, depression, anxiety, and stress. They will then watch a 20-minute nature video to give the product additional time to take effect.
T1 Assessments. Approximately 25 minutes after product administration, participants will have their blood pressure measured, provide another saliva sample, and complete the DRUID impairment app. They will re-rate their anxiety, stress, and mood using 0 to 10 visual analog rating scales. They will also rate the drug effects (intoxication, drug effects, drug liking) and they will re-rate the potential side effects (dry mouth, dry eyes, sleepiness, increased appetite, nausea, heart palpitations/racing heart, dizziness). To capture other potential side effects, they will be asked if they are experiencing any other physiological or psychological symptoms in an open-ended manner and to rate the severity of each on 0 (not at all) to 10 (severe) rating scales.
T2 Assessments. Next, participants will engage in a modified version of the Maastricht Acute Stress Test (MAST) to determine whether CBG modifies responses to stress. Specifically, participants will complete three cold pressor trials in which they will be instructed to hold their hand in cold water (0 degrees) for 3 minutes. They will be informed they can remove their hand if it becomes too painful and the duration of time that they keep their hand in the cold pressor on each trial will be used as an objective measure of pain tolerance. After each trial, participants will subjectively rate the severity of pain they experienced using 0 to 10 visual analog rating scales. Between the three cold pressor trials, participants will be instructed to count backward from 2043 by 17s as quickly and as accurately as possible for 2 minutes. When they make an error, they will receive negative feedback and will be instructed to start the mental arithmetic over again. They will then rate their level of stress on a 0 (none) to 10 (extremely) scale.
After the MAST, participants will provide a third blood pressure assessment and saliva sample and will complete another trial of the DRUID app. They will re-rate their anxiety, stress, and mood using 0 to 10 visual analog rating scales. They will also re-rate subjective drug effects and side effects (using 0 to 10 visual analog rating scales and an open-ended question).
T3 Assessments. Next, participants will complete a short battery of memory tests. Specifically, they will complete the California Verbal Learning Test, the Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm, the Digit Span Forwards Test, and the Digit Span Backwards Test.
After the memory tests, participants will be asked to provide a fourth blood pressure assessment and saliva sample and will complete the DRUID app. They will re-rate their mood, anxiety, and stress. They will re-rate subjective drug effects and potential side effects including answering an open-ended question about perceived side effects with follow-up severity ratings.
Finally, participants will complete a brief survey to assess their cannabis and CBG use patterns.
Testing Session 2 After a one-week washout period participants will complete the second testing session which will be identical to the first session except for the product they will ingest. Specifically, those that ingested the 50 mg CBG tincture in Session 1 will ingest the 50 mg placebo tincture in Session 2 and those that ingested the placebo in Session 1 will ingest the CBG tincture in Session 2.
Alternate versions of the video, California Verbal Learning Test, and Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm will be administered in sessions 1 and 2 (in a counterbalanced manner).
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
BASIC_SCIENCE
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Placebo Arm
Participants in this arm will receive a placebo
Placebo Intervention
Participants will be administered a placebo
CBG Arm
Participants in this arm will receive CBG
CBG Intervention
50 mg CBG Administered
Interventions
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CBG Intervention
50 mg CBG Administered
Placebo Intervention
Participants will be administered a placebo
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
21 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Washington State University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Carrie Cuttler
Associate Professor
Locations
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Washington State University - Pullman Campus
Pullman, Washington, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Carrie Cuttler Dr. Cuttler, Ph.D., Psychology
Role: CONTACT
Phone: (509) 335-0151
Email: [email protected]
Facility Contacts
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Carrie Cuttler, Ph.D
Role: primary
Erika Lutz, M.S.
Role: backup
Other Identifiers
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20668-001
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id