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CompletedNCT01025700Updated Feb 17, 2011

Nabilone & Marijuana Addiction

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Cesemat in Marijuana Smoking, sponsored by University of British Columbia. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 19 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-02-17.

Sponsored by University of British Columbia · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
35
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
19 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Safety of Nabilone in reducing marijuana craving

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Randomized double blind trial into the safety and efficacy of Cesemat for the treatment of marijuana use

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Conditions studied

  • Marijuana Smoking

Keywords

  • Efficacy
  • Marijuana
  • Reduction
  • Craving
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In context

Marijuana Abuse

517 studies on the registry are indexed under Marijuana Abuse; 114 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 35 is below the median of 60 across 421 interventional studies indexed under Marijuana Abuse.

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Lead sponsor

University of British Columbia is the lead sponsor of 1,309 studies on the registry; 253 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 1 (17%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 19 years or older
  • History of marijuana use
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
35 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cesemat

    Drug: Cesemat

  • No intervention
    Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugCesemat

    1 mg capsule per day for 21 days

    Also known as: Nabilone

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety and tolerability to Nabilone

Secondary outcomes

  1. Marijuana craving questionnaire

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Study locations

1 site
  • Vancouver General Hospital - Psychiatry Outpatient
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 17, 2011, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01025700
Lead sponsor
University of British Columbia
First posted
Dec 3, 2009
Start date
Jun 2009
Primary completion
Jun 2010
Completion
Oct 2010
Last update
Feb 17, 2011

Study contacts

Shaohua Lu, MD
principal investigator · University of British Columbia

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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