THC pain study for endometriosis pulled before start
NCT ID NCT06834997
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if a synthetic THC pill (Marinol) could safely reduce chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis. It planned to enroll up to 75 women aged 18-64 and give them THC or a placebo for 8 weeks. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
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- Ages
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18 to 64 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form. 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study. 3. Ability to take oral medication per protocol. 4. Female, aged 18-64 years. 5. Females aged ≥ 18 years clinically diagnosed with endometriosis meeting one of the following criteria: a. Patients with previous surgical confirmation of endometriosis and a high suspicion of recurrence b. Patients with imaging (MRI or ultrasonography) findings highly suggestive of endometriosis and confirmed after surgery. 6. Has chronic endometriosis pain that has persisted at least 3 months and has resulted in pain as determined by the Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire (EHP-30). 7. For females of reproductive potential: currently practicing an effective form of two types of birth control, which are defined as those, alone or in combination, that result in a low failure rate (i.e., less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly, for at least 1 month prior to screening and agrees to use such a method during study participation and for an additional 4 weeks after the end of study medication administration unless she is surgically sterile, partner is surgically sterile, or she is postmenopausal (one year): a. contraceptive sponge, b. patch, c. double barrier (diaphragm/spermicidal or condom/spermicidal), d. intrauterine contraceptive system, e etonogestrel implant, f. medroxyprogesterone acetate contraceptive injection, g. complete abstinence from sexual intercourse, and/or hormonal vaginal contraceptive ring. 8. Patients using oral contraceptives, vaginal ring for contraception and/or management of endometriosis, can be included if both they and their primary provider agree to stopping their medication and transitioning to dronabinol (THC) as the primary treatment of endometriosis throughout the study period 9. Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations (see section 5.3) throughout study duration. 10. On a stable pain treatment (pharmacological or otherwise) for ≥3 months at the time of the screening and agree to refrain from adding new analgesic medications or increasing their current dose of analgesic medications for the duration of the study. 11. Due to the inability to translate patient facing documents into various languages the investigators will only recruit English speaking participants Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current and unwilling to stop use of cannabis/marijuana and any other cannabinoids (CBD), including over the counter CBD products. 2. Known allergic reactions to cannabis, CBD, THC, or components of the study interventions. 3. Have Blood Urea Nitrogen or Creatinine levels outside the normal range, or other clinically significant laboratory abnormalities 4. Current use of automated external defibrillator (AED) 5. Chronic daily opioid use and any chronic pain or frequently reoccurring pain condition, other than endometriosis, that is treated with opioids for \> 14 days per month 6. Women with a BMI \> 35 kg/m2 7. Current use of barbiturates, benzodiazepines, ethanol, lithium, buspirone, muscle relaxants which in the opinion of the P.I. and/or the admitting clinician would preclude the safe and/or successful completion of the study. 8. Current use of amphetamines, other sympathomimetic agents, atropine, amoxapine, scopolamine, antihistamines, other anticholinergic agents, amitriptyline, or desipramine, within 3 months of randomization 9. Treatment with another investigational drug or other intervention within 3 months of the screening visit. 10. Pregnancy, plans to become pregnant, or lactation. 11. Any interventional pain procedures within 6 weeks prior to screening or at any point during study enrollment. 12. Surgical intervention or introduction/increased dose of an opioid or analgesic regimen at any point during study enrollment 13. Implanted spinal cord or dorsal root ganglion stimulator for pain treatment. 14. Meets DSM-V criteria for a current major psychiatric illness, such as bipolar disorder, or psychosis which in the opinion of the P.I. and/or the admitting clinician would preclude the safe and/or successful completion of the study. 15. Have a history of substance abuse or dependence which in the opinion of the P.I. and/or the admitting clinician would preclude the safe and/or successful completion of the study. 16. Have an increased risk of suicide that necessitates inpatient treatment or warrants therapy excluded by the protocol, and/or current suicidal plan, per investigator clinical judgement, based on interview and defined on the Columbia Suicidality Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). 17. Have a history of seizures which in the opinion of the P.I. and/or the admitting clinician would preclude the safe and/or successful completion of the study. 18. Have uncontrolled renal, hepatic, or other systemic disorders that in the opinion of the clinician may jeopardize the patient's safe participation in this study. 19. Have a history of cardiac disorders which in the opinion of the P.I. and/or the admitting clinician would preclude the safe and/or successful completion of the study. 20. Myocardial infarction or stroke in the previous 6 months. 21. Resting heart rate of \> 120 or Systolic blood pressure \> 140 mm Hg, or diastolic blood pressure \> 90 mm Hg. 22. Any uncontrolled communicable disease (e.g., HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, COVID, etc.) which in the opinion of the P.I. and/or the admitting clinician would preclude the safe and/or successful completion of the study. 23. Have any other illness, condition, or use of medications, which in the opinion of the P.I. and/or the admitting clinician would preclude the safe and/or successful completion of the study. 24. Have ECG abnormalities at screening including but not limited to bradycardia (less than 55 beats per minute); prolonged QTc interval (greater than 450 msec); Wolff-Parkinson White syndrome; wide complex tachycardia; 2nd degree, Mobitz type II heart block; 3rd degree heart block; left or right bundle branch block. 25. Have chronic alcohol use (defined as greater then 3 drinks per day, averaged over one week) 26. Known history of or suspected breast cancer on screening physical exam 27. Current use of a progestin-containing contraceptive implant
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine
Hosuton, Texas, 77030, United States
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Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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