Could cannabis calm drug-resistant epilepsy? new trial seeks answers.
NCT ID NCT07023744
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether cannabis-based treatments can safely reduce seizures in people aged 2 to 55 with drug-resistant epilepsy. Participants will receive either a pure CBD extract, a CBD-rich herbal cannabis extract, or a placebo. The goal is to see if these treatments lower monthly seizure counts and improve quality of life.
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Study facts
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- 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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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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24 months to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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. Ages 24 months to 55 years old at the time of enrollment 2. Diagnosed with DRE: not achieved seizure freedom, with adequate trials of 2 antiseizure medications 29 3. Medical history of 4 + clinically recognizable seizures (any type with clusters counted as a single event) per month 4. Have a negative pregnancy test at screening for patients who have experienced menarche 5. Agree to abstain from driving and recreational cannabis use throughout the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of psychogenic non-epileptic seizure 2. Recent (\<30 days) change in anticonvulsant therapies including anticonvulsant medications, or settings on vagal nerve stimulator 3. Ketogenic diet started within 6 months (participants stable on the ketogenic diet for more than 6 months are eligible to participate) 4. Vagal nerve stimulator implanted and activated within 12 months 5. Concomitant regular use of narcotics (except in emergencies and physician supervised) 6. Initiation or dosage change of oral or injected steroids within 3 months 7. Allergy or intolerance to compounds in trial preparations 8. DRE secondary to progressive neurological disease 9. Clinically significant cardiac, renal or hepatic disease (as assessed by site investigator); elevated liver enzymes (GGT and/or AST and/or ALT) or lipase \>3 times upper limit, adjusted for age 10. History of psychotic disorders 11. Uncontrolled (in the perspective of the qualified investigator) medical conditions including substance use disorders 12. History or concurrent cannabis use disorder 13. Unwilling or unable to use highly effective methods of contraception throughout the study period and three months post-trial, where applicable
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