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| Name | Class |
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| Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong | OTHER |
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With the recent availability of vortioxetine, and the surging phenomenon of cannabis misuses amongst young abusers, it is a timely opportunity to conduct an early pharmacotherapy intervention study to offer an evidence-based strategy aiming to stop individuals with cannabis use disorders with depressive or anxiety symptoms, to develop into a more chronic disabling dependence or co-morbid state.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vortioxetine Arm | Active Comparator | Oral: 5-20mg daily |
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| Treatment as Usual | Active Comparator | Any medication or Rx other than vortixoetine |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vortioxetine | Drug | oral medication taken once daily |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| change in severity of Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) | Change in severity of the cannabis use disorder for the 2 arms as defined by DSM-5 | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| prevalence of Cannabis induced mood disorder | The prevalence of the cannabis induced disorder in both arms | 6 months |
| Change in Hamilton anxiety (HAM-A) rating scale | To assess the change of anxiety severity of the two treatment arms using HAM-A for both treatment arms with cut-off of defining anxiety >=14 |
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Inclusion Criteria:
• Cannabis use disorder with anxiety or depressive symptoms or disorders; or positive cannabis test results in 1 month with anxiety or depressive symptoms
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Albert KK Chung, MBBS(HK) | The University of Hong Kong | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Queen Mary Hospital | Hong Kong | 000000 | Hong Kong |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003863 | Depression |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| D002189 | Marijuana Abuse |
| ID | Term |
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| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D019966 | Substance-Related Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000078784 | Vortioxetine |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| ID | Term |
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| D010879 | Piperazines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
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prospective randomised single-blinded
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treatment in each intervention arms is masked to the outcome assessor
| Treatment as Usual |
| Other |
Any pharmacological or non-pharmacotherapy modalities other than use of vortioxetine |
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| 6 months |
| Change in Hamilton depression (HAM-D) rating scale | To assess the change of depression severity of the two treatment arms using HAM-D for both treatment arms with cut-off of defining depression >=8 | 6 months |
| Change in cognitive outcome | To assess the change in cognitive outcome using Frontal Assessment Battery in the two treatment arms | 6 months |
| D064419 |
| Chemically-Induced Disorders |