Pain Inflammation and Cannabis in HIV
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: HIV Infections, Neuropathic Pain, Cannabis
In brief
This study will examine how medical cannabis use affects neuropathic pain, inflammation and adverse events in people living with HIV (PLWH) with neuropathic pain. The investigators will observe how varying ratios of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) in medical cannabis impact neuropathic pain, inflammation and adverse events.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05554146
- Run by
- Montefiore Medical Center
- People needed
- 35
- Starts
- 2022-10-28
- Expected to finish
- 2024-05-03
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-11-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- >=18 years old
- Diagnosis of HIV
- Fluency in English
- Active certification for medical cannabis
- ICD-10 diagnosis code for neuropathic pain, OR Neuropathic pain in problem list of electronic medical record, OR Neuropathic pain per medical cannabis certification form, OR Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire-Short Form>0
You may not qualify if…
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Inability to complete 14 weeks of study visits
- Medical cannabis use within 14 days of enrollment, and no medical cannabis dispensed within 30 days of enrollment
- Unique pain symptoms (e.g., multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis)
- Terminal illness
- Current or prior psychotic disorder
- Unregulated cannabis use in the past 14 days; opioid or cocaine use in the past 30 days
- Dispensed opioids within 30 days
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory use within 7 days prior to enrollment
- Steroid use within the past 14 days with duration of therapy >=21 days
- COVID vaccination or booster within 14 days of screening
- Active or acute cardiac disease based on clinician chart review.
Where it is running
- Montefiore Health System — The Bronx, New York, United States
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