Cannabis study probes pain tolerance and addiction risk in daily users
NCT ID NCT05563948
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at what happens when people who use cannabis regularly take it daily for two weeks. Researchers will measure pain sensitivity, feelings of a 'good drug effect,' and natural cannabis-like chemicals in the blood. The goal is to understand if daily use changes pain response and abuse potential, and whether different THC-to-CBD ratios matter.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cannabis (vaporized, with varying THC and CBD ratios)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could clarify whether daily cannabis use leads to tolerance or increased pain sensitivity, helping guide medical cannabis recommendations for pain management.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study in healthy regular users, not patients with chronic pain. Results may not apply to medical populations, and the study is currently suspended.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2034
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.
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21 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. Males or females, 21-65 years old 2. For females: not pregnant or breast-feeding, and uses an acceptable form of birth control (e.g., condoms, IUD) 3. Uses cannabis on a near-daily basis 4. Not seeking treatment for cannabis use 5. Able to provide informed consent 6. Able to perform study procedures Exclusion Criteria: 1. Meets DSM-V criteria for any Substance Use Disorder other than cannabis, nicotine or caffeine 2. Uses other illicit drugs ≥1 day/week in the prior 4 weeks 3. Medical history, physical, psychiatric examination, or significant illness at the clinical discretion of the study physician; for example, history of heart disease, diabetes, hypertension (BP \> 140/90) or uncontrolled asthma 5\. Use of any prescription or daily use of over-the-counter medications 6. Recurrent, ongoing pain 7. Insensitivity to the thermal stimuli of the Cold Pressor Test or Quantitative Sensory Testing 8. History of physical violence or paranoia during cannabis withdrawal
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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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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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