Influence of Edible Marijuana on Endurance Exercise Performance

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Lots of people, including athletes and people who like to exercise regularly, enjoy marijuana. Some people believe marijuana might improve their ability to exercise. There are no recent, up-to-date scientific studies to suggest that this belief is right or wrong. The goal of this study is to determine the influence of marijuana on exercise performance.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Christopher Bell

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between the age of 21 and 40.

• Weigh more than 110 pounds

• Habitual user of cannabis; average use of THC minimum of once per month during the previous year

• Prior use of cannabis product containing at least 10 mg of THC with no adverse reaction

• Habitual exerciser: exercised a minimum of 5 days per week, for a minimum of 30-minutes/session, during the previous year.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Identification of a contra-indication to exercise during a 12-lead exercise stress test.

• Pregnant or trying to become pregnant. Breastfeeding.

• Recipient of treatment for psychotic or bipolar disorder during the previous 2 years

• Recipient of treatment for Schizophrenia during the previous 2 years

• Planned surgery scheduled within 2-weeks of study participation