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NCT02913924 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Effect of Clonazepam on Cannabis Withdrawal and Relapse in Treatment-seeking Patients

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
68
Enrollment target

NCT02913924: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute.

NCT02913924 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by New York State Psychiatric Institute. The registered enrollment target is 68 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (49% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02913924, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
68 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The proposed protocol is a double-blind, placebo-controlled inpatient and outpatient study,looking at the clinical treatment of cannabis use disorder. The treatment study is a total of 12 weeks. There will be two options offered to participants for week 1 of the treatment study. 1) Patient will go inpatient for 5 nights and after discharge from the inpatient phase will complete the 11-weeks of outpatient treatment or 2) patients who cannot complete the inpatient phase due to work or other obligations will complete the treatment 12-week study outpatient. 80 patients seeking treatment for cannabis use disorder will be enrolled into either the inpatient/outpatient or only outpatient study. This combined design will provide a comprehensive understanding of clonazepam's effects on individuals with cannabis use disorder across a range of outcome measures while also testing the medication's ability to prevent relapse in cannabis-abstinent patients.

Primary Outcome

for inpatient participants the number of days till relapse to cannabis use, post inpatient discharge, as recorded on the time line follow-back and confirmed by urine toxicology.

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG Clonazepam

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 68 participants
Start Date 2016-12
Est. Completion 2020-06
Phase Phase 2

What the finished NCT02913924 record still lists

NCT02913924 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 68 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (49% lower).

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

NCT02913924 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02913924 about?

NCT02913924 is a clinical study titled "Effect of Clonazepam on Cannabis Withdrawal and Relapse in Treatment-seeking Patients". The proposed protocol is a double-blind, placebo-controlled inpatient and outpatient study,looking at the clinical treatment of cannabis use disorder. The treatment study is a total of 12 weeks. There will be two options offered to participants for week 1 of the treatment study. 1) Patient will go ...

What is the current status of trial NCT02913924?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 68 participants. The study started on 2016-12. Estimated completion is 2020-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02913924?

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

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02913924?

This trial is sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute, which has 364 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02913924's enrollment target sits among peer trials

68 967th of 2000 higher than 1,027 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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