Overview

N-Acetylcysteine for Youth Cannabis Use Disorder

Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-02-28
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This is a 12-week randomized, placebo-controlled trial of N-acetylcysteine for cannabis use disorder (CUD) in youth (N=192). Participants will be randomized to double-blind NAC or PBO, yielding two equally-allocated treatment groups. All participants will receive brief weekly cannabis cessation counseling and medication management. The primary efficacy outcome will be the proportion of negative urine cannabinoid tests during the 12-week active treatment, compared between groups.
Phase:
Phase 2/Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of South Carolina
Treatments:
Acetylcysteine
N-monoacetylcystine