A Phase 2 interventional study of High THC Cannabis and Placebo cannabis in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, sponsored by Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-11.
Sponsored by Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
The rationale for the use of inhalational cannabis to potentially treat PTSD symptoms is based on the many reports of cannabis attenuating PTSD symptom expression among individuals with PTSD, including veterans. Study MJP2 is intended to build off MJP-1 through use of a larger sample size, a parallel study design, and subjective bias mitigation methods to re-examine the use of inhaled high THC-containing cannabis versus placebo for management of PTSD symptoms in a U.S. Veteran sample. Together these studies are intended to provide valuable insights on the already widespread use of cannabis in individuals with PTSD, for which there is currently a lack of controlled evidence available reflective of this real-world use.
200 studies on the registry are indexed under Combat Disorders; 90 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 320 is above the median of 72 across 167 interventional studies indexed under Combat Disorders.
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For participants assigned female sex at birth:
a) A participant is eligible to participate if not pregnant, and one of the following conditions applies: i) Is not able to become pregnant as defined in protocol (Appendix 2) OR ii) Is a person able to be pregnant (PABP) and using a method that is highly effective, with a failure rate of \<1%, as described in the protocol (Appendix 2) during the study intervention period and for at least 14 days after the Study Termination visit. The investigator should evaluate the potential for contraceptive method failure (e.g., noncompliance, recently initiated) in relationship to the first dose of study intervention.
b) A PABP must have a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (urine or serum as required by local regulations) at Screening, Introductory Session 1, Resupply, and EoT visits c) The investigator is responsible for review of medical history, menstrual history, and recent sexual activity to decrease the risk for inclusion of a participant with an early undetected pregnancy.
Exclusion Criteria:
Have a history of arrhythmia, other than occasional premature atrial contractions (PACs) and PVCs in the absence of ischemic heart disease, within 12 months of screening.
Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
DSM diagnostic criteria
The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Contraception
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Contraindication
A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Drug: High THC Cannabis
Drug: Placebo cannabis
dried flower of the Cannabis sativa or indica plant with high (18-22%) THC content
Placebo contains \<.01% THC (NIDA Drug Supply)
Efficacy: Compare changes in PTSD symptom severity in the high THC vs placebo cannabis group as measured by Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5, Revised (CAPS-5-R).
The CAPS-5 is a 30-item semi-structured interview assessing PTSD in the past month through diagnostic and symptom severity scores anchored to a DSM-5 defined traumatic event. The CAPS-5 produces a Total Severity Score based on severity of PTSD domains described in the DSM-5, as well as a categorical rating indicating whether a participant meets PTSD diagnostic criteria. CAPS-5 Total Symptom Severity scores range from 0 to 80 with higher values indicating greater symptom severity. CAPS-5 assigns PTSD diagnosis as being present or absent.
Time frame: Intro 1 (Day 1), End of Treatment (Day 35)
Compare changes in clinician-rated severity & improvement in the high THC vs placebo cannabis group as measured by the Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI).
The Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scale is a widely used 3-item clinician-rated measure of overall illness severity and change over time. It consists of two components: the CGI-Severity (CGI-S), which assesses the clinician's impression of the participant's current illness severity, and the CGI-Improvement (CGI-I), which assesses change relative to baseline. Ratings are based on the clinician's global clinical judgment, informed by all available clinical information. In this study, the CGI will be completed by the site clinician at Baseline and End of Treatment. The CGI-S will be used to characterize baseline clinical severity, and the CGI-I will be used to assess overall clinical improvement over the course of treatment. The CGI is widely used in psychiatric research, is non-proprietary, and requires minimal administration time.
Time frame: Intro 1 (Day 1), End of Treatment (Day 35)
No study locations are listed for this record.
Plan to share: Undecided
Start is estimated for Feb 2027; primary completion for Oct 2028, 20 months later.
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