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NCT01347762 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Nabilone for Cannabis Dependence: A Pilot Study

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Mclean Hospital.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
84
Enrollment target

NCT01347762: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Mclean Hospital.

NCT01347762 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Mclean Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 84 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (37% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01347762, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Mclean Hospital.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
84 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Cannabis use disorders are an important public health problem in the United States, but there are no effective medications available to treat these disorders. The investigators intend to test a medication with interesting properties, nabilone, as a treatment for cannabis dependence and to study the relationship of this treatment with the brain using functional MRI brain scans. Nabilone and marijuana have similar effects upon behaviors and the human body, suggesting that nabilone may decrease cannabis withdrawal symptoms while allowing treatment-seeking patients to benefit from behavioral treatments when they are trying to stop using cannabis. The investigators propose to assess the relationship of nabilone, when added to behavioral treatment, on cannabis use patterns in cannabis-dependent patients. The investigators also aim to determine the effects of nabilone on performance on neuropsychological tests and to assess the correlation of neuropsychological performance to brain changes using functional MRI brain scans. The investigators hypothesize that patients receiving nabilone will reduce their use of cannabis more than patients receiving placebo during this 10-week treatment trial.

Primary Outcome

Quantitative cannabis urine screens (THC-COOH:Creatinine ratio)

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG Nabilone

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 84 participants
Start Date 2010-06
Est. Completion 2017-06-09
Phase Phase 2
Mclean Hospital

140 total trials

What the finished NCT01347762 record still lists

NCT01347762 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 84 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (37% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT01347762 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01347762 about?

NCT01347762 is a clinical study titled "Nabilone for Cannabis Dependence: A Pilot Study". Cannabis use disorders are an important public health problem in the United States, but there are no effective medications available to treat these disorders. The investigators intend to test a medication with interesting properties, nabilone, as a treatment for cannabis dependence and to study the ...

What is the current status of trial NCT01347762?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 84 participants. The study started on 2010-06. Estimated completion is 2017-06-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01347762?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DRUG), Nabilone (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01347762?

This trial is sponsored by Mclean Hospital, which has 140 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01347762's enrollment target sits among peer trials

84 822nd of 2000 higher than 1,173 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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