Effect of Lorcaserin on Cannabis Withdrawal and Self-administration

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

In this study, the investigators are interested in testing how lorcaserin influences the effects of cannabis in a human laboratory model of cannabis use.

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute
• Collaborator: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Current cannabis use

• Able to give informed consent and perform study procedures

• Women practicing an effective form of birth control

• English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of any clinically significant medical diagnoses

• History of heart disease and cardiac risk factors, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, uncontrolled hypertension, or diabetes

• Current parole or probation

• Certain psychiatric diagnoses

• Current pregnancy or lactation