Could CBD ease endometriosis pain? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06477406
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a custom high-CBD sublingual product against a placebo in 30 women with endometriosis. Over 12 weeks, researchers will measure changes in pain and quality of life. The goal is to see if cannabinoids can help manage symptoms where few proven options exist.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- high-CBD hemp-derived sublingual solution
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new, non-drug option for managing endometriosis pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-phase trial with only 30 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It tests symptom relief, not a cure, and participants must stop using other cannabis products.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subject has provided informed consent 2. Sex assigned female at birth 3. Subject is 21 or older 4. Subject is fluent in English 5. Subject endorses at least moderate levels of pain at the baseline visit 6. Subject endorses having endometriosis Exclusion Criteria: 1. Non-fluent English speakers 2. Endorsement of current substance use disorder, psychotic disorder, or an eating disorder 3. Currently uses cannabis or cannabinoid products regularly 4. Patients will be excluded if they have a positive urine pregnancy test, are trying to become pregnant, or are currently breastfeeding 5. Presence of a serious or unstable medical illness, including liver, kidney, or cardiovascular disease (hyper/hypotension, cardiac disorders), or neurological disorder (including seizure disorder) 6. Neuropathic pain or cancer-related pain 7. Disclosure of a genetic polymorphism affecting CYP2C9 function
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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McLean Hospital
RECRUITINGBelmont, Massachusetts, 02478, United States
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