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Not yet recruitingNCT07224698Updated Aug 11, 2026

Inhaled Cannabis for Treatment of PTSD

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

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
320
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

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.

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Conditions studied

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

Keywords

  • PTSD
  • Veteran
  • cannabis
  • inhaled cannabis
  • THC
  • posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Veteran Affairs
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In context

Combat Disorders

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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Lead sponsor

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Be at least 18 years old.
  2. Be a veteran with PTSD lasting 6 months in duration.
  3. Meet criteria for PTSD with symptoms
  4. Have PTSD of at least moderate severity at the time of screening.
  5. 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.

  6. Be stable on any pre-study medications and/or psychotherapy prior to study entry, agree to inform physician(s)/clinician(s) providing current care about participation in the study, and agree to report any changes in medication or psychotherapy treatment regimen during the study-to-study staff.
  7. Have previously inhaled cannabis (e.g. smoked or vaporized cannabis).
  8. Be willing to commit to medication dosing and delivery method, to complete evaluation instruments, and attend all study visits.
  9. Agree to use only cannabis provided by site staff and agree to required follow up periods for the duration of the study.
  10. Agree to keep all cannabis provided by site staff securely stored in the provided lock box and not to share/distribute cannabis to any other individual.
  11. Be proficient in reading and writing in English and able to effectively communicate with site staff.
  12. Agree not to participate in any other interventional clinical trials during the study.
  13. Must agree to inform the investigators within 48 hours of any medical conditions and procedures.
  14. Must provide a contact (relative, spouse, close friend or other support person) who is willing and able to be reached by the investigators in the event of a participant becoming suicidal or unreachable.
  15. Must be able and willing to record information digitally on a personal device (phone or computer) with internet access.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Are pregnant, nursing, or are a person able to become pregnant who are not practicing an effective means of .
  2. Have current major depressive disorder with primary psychotic features
  3. Have current or past diagnosis of eating disorder with active purging, personality disorders, primary psychotic disorder, or bipolar affective disorder type 1
  4. Have current or past DSM-5 diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder, positive family history (first degree relative) of psychotic disorder or bipolar affective disorder type 1
  5. Are at high risk of suicide attempt: any participant presenting current serious suicide risk, as determined through psychiatric interview, responses to Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), and clinical judgment of the investigator will be excluded; however, history of suicide attempts is not an exclusion. Any participant who is likely to require hospitalization related to suicidal ideation and behavior, in the judgment of the investigator, will not be enrolled.
  6. Would present serious risk to others as established by clinical interview and contact with treating psychiatrist.
  7. Have a current moderate or severe alcohol or cannabis use disorder within the 12 months prior to enrollment. Participants with a substance use disorder other than alcohol or cannabis are excluded.
  8. Have a positive urine drug screen for opiates, methamphetamine, cocaine, THC, and amphetamines (unless prescribed). Participants with a positive THC urine analysis test are excluded from the study, but will be allowed to rescreen once after a 1-month cessation of cannabis use
  9. 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.

    • Participants with a history of atrial fibrillation, atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia or any other arrhythmia associated with a bypass tract may be enrolled only if they have been successfully treated with ablation and have not had recurrent arrhythmia for at least one year off all antiarrhythmic drugs, or are under adequate and stable pharmacologic treatment for atrial fibrillation for at least a year, as confirmed by a cardiologist.
  10. Have a current or history of or asthma.
  11. Have a current diagnosis or evidence of significant or uncontrolled hematological, endocrine, cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, coronary, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, immunocompromising, or neurological disease according to CI's discretion.
  12. Have any current problem or presence of clinical feature which, in the opinion of the CI or Medical Monitor, might interfere with or prevent appropriate study participation.
  13. Have any known allergies to cannabis or for inhalation of cannabis.
  14. Are not able to give adequate .
  15. Insufficient ability to report on symptoms to make a valid assessment on any required instrument.
  16. Are not able to attend required face-to-face visits or those who plan to move out of the area within the treatment period.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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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.

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.

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

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.

Informed consent

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
320 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Active Treatment

    Drug: High THC Cannabis

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Drug: Placebo cannabis

Interventions

  • DrugHigh THC Cannabis

    dried flower of the Cannabis sativa or indica plant with high (18-22%) THC content

  • DrugPlacebo cannabis

    Placebo contains \<.01% THC (NIDA Drug Supply)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. 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)

Secondary outcomes

  1. 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)

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

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Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Start is estimated for Feb 2027; primary completion for Oct 2028, 20 months later.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 3, 2025
First posted
Nov 5, 2025
StartEst.
Feb 2027
Primary completionEst.
Oct 2028
CompletionEst.
Dec 30, 2028
Last update
Aug 11, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 11, 2026, 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
NCT07224698
Lead sponsor
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
Collaborators
Changemark Research + Evaluation Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 5, 2025
Start date
Feb 2027 (estimated)
Primary completion
Oct 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 30, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 11, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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