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| Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM) | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of cannabidiol on reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes among individuals with opioid use disorder on buprenorphine or methadone treatment.
Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) demonstrate reward- and stress-related neurocognitive changes compared to individuals without OUD, including cravings for opioids in response to exposure to triggers, tendency to make impulsive and disadvantageous decisions, and a strong attentional bias towards drug-related cues. Together, these deficits are significant contributors to relapse and discontinuation of treatment. Cannabidiol (CBD) has been shown to impact some of these cognitive deficits but studies of CBD among individuals with OUD are mostly lacking. Therefore, this study aims to answer whether CBD has any impact on reward-related neurocognitive deficits in individuals with OUD. If successful, this line of research will lay the groundwork for future studies to evaluate CBD's impact on OUD treatment outcomes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Cannabidiol 600mg | Experimental | All subjects will receive 600mg of oral cannabidiol in a double-blind fashion. Cannabidiol will be provided using Epidiolex™ oral solution 100mg/mL. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | All subjects will receive a matching placebo in a double-blind fashion. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine the impact on reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Cannabidiol 100 MG/ML [Epidiolex] | Drug | 600mg |
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| Change in Cue-reactivity | The primary outcomes is cue-induced cravings (Opioid Craving Scale). This was measured with a single 10-point likert scale asking about cravings, where 0 represented lower levels of craving and 10 indicated higher levels of cravings. This was given at 3 different time points, pre-cue, post-neutral, and post-drug images. Cue-induced craving is the difference between drug cue and pre-cue scores. | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
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| Delayed Discount | Monetary Choice Questionnaire will be used to calculate impulse decision making. This is a 27-item self-administered questionnaire where participants choose between a smaller, immediate monetary reward and a larger, delayed monetary reward. A participants score is between one of the two endpoints (0.25 or 0.00016). If an individual is more likely to prefer the delayed versus immediate reward, their score is more likely to be closer to the 0.00016 endpoint. Please note the rate of delayed discounting is not the same for each question. |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | United States | ||
| Rutland Medical Center |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 37065899 | Derived | Suzuki J, Prostko S, Szpak V, Chai PR, Spagnolo PA, Tenenbaum RE, Ahmed S, Weiss RD. Impact of cannabidiol on reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes among individuals with opioid use disorder: A pilot, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized cross-over trial. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Mar 30;14:1155984. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1155984. eCollection 2023. |
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This study took place from April 2022 - December 2022 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Rutland Medical Clinic in Rutland VT. Participants were recruited through clinics and patient registries.
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| FG000 | Cannabidiol 600mg First, Placebo Second | In this condition, subjects will receive 600mg of oral cannabidiol in a double-blind fashion. Cannabidiol will be provided using Epidiolex™ oral solution 100mg/mL. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. Cannabidiol 100 MG/ML [Epidiolex]: 600mg In their second intervention visit, participants will receive a matched placebo. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. This group received CBD first and placebo second. |
| FG001 | Placebo First, Cannabidiol 600mg Second | Participants in this condition will receive a matched placebo in their first visit. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. In their second intervention visit, subjects will receive 600mg of oral cannabidiol in a double-blind fashion. Cannabidiol will be provided using Epidiolex™ oral solution 100mg/mL. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. Cannabidiol 100 MG/ML [Epidiolex]: 600mg |
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| BG000 | Cannabidiol 600mg First and Placebo Second | All subjects will receive 600mg of oral cannabidiol in a double-blind fashion. Cannabidiol will be provided using Epidiolex™ oral solution 100mg/mL. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. Cannabidiol 100 MG/ML [Epidiolex]: 600mg All subjects will receive a matching placebo in a double-blind fashion. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine the impact on reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. Placebo: Matching placebo In this arm, participants received CBD first and placebo second. |
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| Primary | Change in Cue-reactivity | The primary outcomes is cue-induced cravings (Opioid Craving Scale). This was measured with a single 10-point likert scale asking about cravings, where 0 represented lower levels of craving and 10 indicated higher levels of cravings. This was given at 3 different time points, pre-cue, post-neutral, and post-drug images. Cue-induced craving is the difference between drug cue and pre-cue scores. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | score on a scale | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
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3 weeks - 3 months (participants were enrolled a minimum of 3 weeks and up to 3 months. There was no limit of time between second and third study visit).
Adverse events were monitored and screened for, but no participants reported any adverse events.
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | Cannabidiol 600mg | All subjects will receive 600mg of oral cannabidiol in a double-blind fashion. Cannabidiol will be provided using Epidiolex™ oral solution 100mg/mL. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. Cannabidiol 100 MG/ML [Epidiolex]: 600mg This arm represents the visits all participants received CBD. |
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| Title | Organization | Phone | Extension | |
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| Dr. Joji Suzuki | Brigham and Women's Hospital | 617-455-7981 | jsuzuki2@bwh.harvard.edu |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP_ICF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Study Protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan, and Informed Consent Form | Apr 14, 2022 | Mar 14, 2023 | Prot_SAP_ICF_000.pdf |
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| D009293 | Opioid-Related Disorders |
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| D000079524 | Narcotic-Related Disorders |
| D019966 | Substance-Related Disorders |
| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| D002185 | Cannabidiol |
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| D002186 | Cannabinoids |
| D013729 | Terpenes |
| D006838 | Hydrocarbons |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
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The study is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial.
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This is a double-blind cross-over trial, in which the research staff and participants will be blinded.
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| Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
| Decision Making | Iowa Gambling Task will be used to assess impulsive decision-making. The larger the number, the more "safer" options were chosen. This is measured by taking the total number of "risky" choices and subtracting it from the "less risky" choices. The lower the number, the more "high risky" options were chosen. If participants chose the less risky option, they received a positive point, if individuals picked the riskier choice, they received a negative point. Negative values indicate a participant chose more riskier decisions than less-risky, whereas positive values indicate participants chose the less riskier decision more often. The lowest score an individual could receive is -100 (very risk) to 100 (least risky). | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
| Attentional Bias | Visual probe task will be used to assess attentional bias to drug-related cues. Opioid-related and neutral images will be used. Each trial will begin with a fixation point lasting 500ms. A pair of images then will appear on the left and right of the screen for either a short (200ms) or long (500ms) stimulus duration to assess automatic orientating and controlled attention processing, respectively. Image pairs will be replaced by a probe in the location of either the opioid-related or neutral image. The probe will remain until the participant responds to identify the probe orientation by pressing the response keys as quickly as possible. Attentional bias is calculated as the difference in reaction time (RT) between when the probe replaced the neutral compared with the opioid-related images (i.e. RTneutral - RTopioid). Therefore the more positive the number, the less attentional bias toward drug cue, and a negative number represents more attentional bias toward the drug cue. | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
| Stress-reactivity | Physiologic and subjective stress will be assessed. Stress-reactivity was measured by participants mirror tracing an image on a compute screen where a loud beeping noise would occur if a participant took too long or went outside the lines. It's measured in ms and the longer someone stayed on the task, the better ability they have to react stress. | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
| Stress-Reactivity (Physiological) | For this outcome, participants received a salivary cortisol test prior to, immediately after, and 20 minutes after the cue-reactivity paradigm. Lower levels indicate lower levels of salivary cortisol in the sample. | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
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| BG001 | Placebo First and Cannabidiol 600mg Second | All subjects will receive 600mg of oral cannabidiol in a double-blind fashion. Cannabidiol will be provided using Epidiolex™ oral solution 100mg/mL. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. Cannabidiol 100 MG/ML [Epidiolex]: 600mg All subjects will receive a matching placebo in a double-blind fashion. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine the impact on reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. Placebo: Matching placebo In this arm, participants received placebo first and CBD second. |
| BG002 | Not Randomized | In this condition, participants only completed the baseline visit and were lost to follow-up prior to randomization. Therefore, only baseline characteristics are reported for these individuals. |
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| Patient Health Questionnaire | The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a questionnaire that quantifies depressive levels in participants. The PHQ-9 provides an assessment of depression severity. The minimum value is 0 and the maximum value is 27. Lower scores indicated lower levels of depression. The reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the PHQ-9 instrument are well-established. | Mean | Standard Deviation | units on a scale |
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| Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 | The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 or the GAD7 is a questionnaire that measures anxiety in patients. It categorizes scores into mild, moderate and severe on a scale of 0-21, where lower scores represent more milder anxiety and higher scores more severe. Each individual question is a 4-point scale ranging 0 (none of the days) to 3 (almost all of the days). | Mean | Standard Deviation | units on a scale |
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| Brief Pain Inventory | The Brief Pain Inventory or BPI assesses severity of pain and impact on daily functioning. Higher BPI scores mean greater severity and impact on functioning and lower scores mean less severity and impact on functioning. Questions are on a scale of 0-10 and final scores are averages of questions. | Mean | Standard Deviation | units on a scale |
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| Timeline Follow Back | The Timeline Follow Back measures how many days in a specified amount of time, an individual has used an illicit substance. At Baseline, we asked individuals about the past 30 days. The data is noted in average days the substance was consumed. | Mean | Standard Deviation | Average days of substance use |
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| COWS | The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) is an 11-item scale used to help determine the stage or severity of opiate withdrawal and assess the level of physical dependence on opioids. This tool can be used in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This scale has 11 questions with potential scores ranging from 0-48. Lower scores represent less severe opiate withdrawal symptoms and higher scores represent more severe symptoms. | Mean | Standard Deviation | units on a scale |
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| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule | The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) measures positive and negative affect in participants in how they engage with their every day life. This scale consists of 20 questions, 10 measure positive affect and 10 measure negative. Each runs on a scale from 10 to 50. Higher scores indicate higher levels of positive/negative effect and lower scores indicate lower levels. | Mean | Standard Deviation | units on a scale |
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| Opioid Cravings | The Opioid Craving scale is based off the validated craving scale by McHugh and colleagues (2021). Answers are on a 10-point scale where 0 represents lower symptoms of opioid cravings and 10 represents high symptoms of opioid cravings. | Mean | Standard Deviation | units on a scale |
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| Timeline Follow Back Alcohol Drinks | Mean | Standard Deviation | numbers of drinks per drinking day |
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In this visit, patients received matching placebo.
Please note this includes all visits in which participants received placebo.
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| Secondary | Delayed Discount | Monetary Choice Questionnaire will be used to calculate impulse decision making. This is a 27-item self-administered questionnaire where participants choose between a smaller, immediate monetary reward and a larger, delayed monetary reward. A participants score is between one of the two endpoints (0.25 or 0.00016). If an individual is more likely to prefer the delayed versus immediate reward, their score is more likely to be closer to the 0.00016 endpoint. Please note the rate of delayed discounting is not the same for each question. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | units on a scale | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
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| Secondary | Decision Making | Iowa Gambling Task will be used to assess impulsive decision-making. The larger the number, the more "safer" options were chosen. This is measured by taking the total number of "risky" choices and subtracting it from the "less risky" choices. The lower the number, the more "high risky" options were chosen. If participants chose the less risky option, they received a positive point, if individuals picked the riskier choice, they received a negative point. Negative values indicate a participant chose more riskier decisions than less-risky, whereas positive values indicate participants chose the less riskier decision more often. The lowest score an individual could receive is -100 (very risk) to 100 (least risky). | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | units on a scale | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
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| Secondary | Attentional Bias | Visual probe task will be used to assess attentional bias to drug-related cues. Opioid-related and neutral images will be used. Each trial will begin with a fixation point lasting 500ms. A pair of images then will appear on the left and right of the screen for either a short (200ms) or long (500ms) stimulus duration to assess automatic orientating and controlled attention processing, respectively. Image pairs will be replaced by a probe in the location of either the opioid-related or neutral image. The probe will remain until the participant responds to identify the probe orientation by pressing the response keys as quickly as possible. Attentional bias is calculated as the difference in reaction time (RT) between when the probe replaced the neutral compared with the opioid-related images (i.e. RTneutral - RTopioid). Therefore the more positive the number, the less attentional bias toward drug cue, and a negative number represents more attentional bias toward the drug cue. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | miliseconds | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
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| Secondary | Stress-reactivity | Physiologic and subjective stress will be assessed. Stress-reactivity was measured by participants mirror tracing an image on a compute screen where a loud beeping noise would occur if a participant took too long or went outside the lines. It's measured in ms and the longer someone stayed on the task, the better ability they have to react stress. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | miliseconds | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
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| Secondary | Stress-Reactivity (Physiological) | For this outcome, participants received a salivary cortisol test prior to, immediately after, and 20 minutes after the cue-reactivity paradigm. Lower levels indicate lower levels of salivary cortisol in the sample. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | mcg/dL | Visit 2 and 3 (at least 1 week apart) |
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| EG001 | Placebo Arm | Participants will receive a matched placebo the opposite visit they received CBD. Following administration, a battery of tests will be conducted to examine reward- and stress-related neurocognitive processes. This arm represents the visits all participants received placebo. | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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