CBD behind the wheel: new study tests driving safety
NCT ID NCT06686914
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how different doses of CBD oil affect driving performance in 300 healthy adults aged 18-30. Participants will take CBD or a placebo and then use a driving simulator to measure weaving, crashes, and reaction time. The goal is to understand if CBD causes drowsiness or impairs driving, and whether effects differ by dose or sex.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cannabidiol (CBD) oil
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help determine safe CBD doses for driving and inform public safety recommendations.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase study in healthy volunteers, not patients. Results may not apply to real-world driving or to people with medical conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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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18 to 30 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Possess a current drivers' license * Driven a motor vehicle at least once in the past 30 days * Able to read English * Test negative for all substances on a urine drug test and complete a test drive to ensure the absence of simulation sickness * Not taking any daily prescription medications (excluding birth control) * Not diagnosed with any serious chronic disease by a licensed healthcare provider (including but not limited to Alzheimer's and related dementias, Parkinson's disease or other neurodegenerative disorder, major depressive or anxiety disorder, schizophrenia or other serious mental illness, arrhythmias, cataracts, glaucoma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, epilepsy, sleep apnea, and fibromyalgia) * Have an individual willing to drive them home after testing or be taken home by study staff after testing Exclusion Criteria: * Currently smoke, vape or use tobacco products, used CBD in the past 30 days * Used illegal drugs in the past 30 days (e.g., cocaine/crack, heroin, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, inhalants, phencyclidine, lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin mushrooms, or marijuana) * Are pregnant or lactating at time of study
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West Virginia University
RECRUITINGMorgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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