| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Cannabis Use Disorder | Drug: Varenicline Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 174 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | Varenicline for the Treatment of DSM 5 Cannabis Use Disorder in Adults |
| Actual Study Start Date : | January 31, 2020 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 1, 2022 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 1, 2023 |
| Arm | Intervention/treatment |
|---|---|
|
Experimental: Varenicline
2 mg daily
|
Drug: Varenicline
Active medication
Other Name: Chantix
|
|
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
2 mg daily
|
Drug: Placebo
Inactive medication
Other Name: Sugar pill
|
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
| Contact: Amanda Wagner, MA, LPC | 843-792-0484 | wagne@musc.edu | |
| Contact: Lisa Nunn, MS | 843-792-0476 |
| United States, South Carolina | |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Recruiting |
| Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425 | |
| Contact: Amanda Wagner, MA, LPC 843-792-0484 wagne@musc.edu | |
| Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County | Recruiting |
| Pickens, South Carolina, United States, 29671 | |
| Contact: Elizabeth Chapman, MA, LPC, LAC, AADC 864-898-2992 chapmanb@musc.edu | |
| Principal Investigator: | Aimee McRae-Clark, PharmD | Medical University of South Carolina |
| Tracking Information | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Submitted Date ICMJE | June 6, 2019 | ||||||||
| First Posted Date ICMJE | June 10, 2019 | ||||||||
| Last Update Posted Date | February 24, 2021 | ||||||||
| Actual Study Start Date ICMJE | January 31, 2020 | ||||||||
| Estimated Primary Completion Date | December 1, 2022 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||
| Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Efficacy of varenicline, compared with placebo, for reducing cannabis use: total number of use sessions at each weekly visit [ Time Frame: Treatment phase Weeks 6-12 ] Cannabis use reduction as measured by daily substance use logs and examined as the total number of use sessions at each weekly visit.
|
||||||||
| Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||
| Change History | |||||||||
| Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Safety and tolerability of varenicline, compared with placebo, when used for cannabis use disorder: frequency of treatment-emergent AEs [ Time Frame: 12 weeks (across the active treatment period) ] Comparing the frequency of treatment-emergent AEs between treatment groups. Of particular interest will be AEs leading to medication discontinuation and the occurrence of treatment-related serious AEs.
|
||||||||
| Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||
| Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Descriptive Information | |||||||||
| Brief Title ICMJE | UH3 Varenicline for Cannabis Use Disorder | ||||||||
| Official Title ICMJE | Varenicline for the Treatment of DSM 5 Cannabis Use Disorder in Adults | ||||||||
| Brief Summary | Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug. There is high demand for effective interventions for cannabis use disorder, yet few specific treatments for have been developed. This study will evaluate the efficacy of varenicline for reducing marijuana use in people who use marijuana frequently. | ||||||||
| Detailed Description | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||||||
| Study Phase ICMJE | Phase 2 | ||||||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
||||||||
| Condition ICMJE | Cannabis Use Disorder | ||||||||
| Intervention ICMJE |
|
||||||||
| Study Arms ICMJE |
|
||||||||
| Publications * | Not Provided | ||||||||
|
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
|||||||||
| Recruitment Information | |||||||||
| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Recruiting | ||||||||
| Estimated Enrollment ICMJE |
174 | ||||||||
| Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||
| Estimated Study Completion Date ICMJE | May 1, 2023 | ||||||||
| Estimated Primary Completion Date | December 1, 2022 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||
| Eligibility Criteria ICMJE |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|
||||||||
| Sex/Gender ICMJE |
|
||||||||
| Ages ICMJE | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) | ||||||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | No | ||||||||
| Contacts ICMJE |
|
||||||||
| Listed Location Countries ICMJE | United States | ||||||||
| Removed Location Countries | |||||||||
| Administrative Information | |||||||||
| NCT Number ICMJE | NCT03980561 | ||||||||
| Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | PRO00089933 | ||||||||
| Has Data Monitoring Committee | Yes | ||||||||
| U.S. FDA-regulated Product |
|
||||||||
| IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE |
|
||||||||
| Responsible Party | Medical University of South Carolina | ||||||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | Medical University of South Carolina | ||||||||
| Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Investigators ICMJE |
|
||||||||
| PRS Account | Medical University of South Carolina | ||||||||
| Verification Date | February 2021 | ||||||||
|
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |
|||||||||