CBD anxiety trial for brain cancer patients ends early
NCT ID NCT05753007
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if a high-CBD hemp product could reduce anxiety and improve quality of life in people newly diagnosed with glioblastoma, a serious brain tumor. The trial planned to compare the CBD product to a placebo over 8 weeks, but it was stopped early after only 2 people enrolled. No conclusions can be drawn from this small, incomplete study.
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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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2 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Documentation of newly diagnosed glioblastoma, evidenced by neuropathology report and based on World Health Organization (WHO) 2021 classification, and who are to undergo SOC (\~ 6 weeks of treatment) with radiation and temozolomide (patients using Optune may be included). * Written informed consent obtained from subject or subject's legal representative and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study. * Fluent in English. * Endorses at least moderate levels of anxiety (on the BAI or OASIS) at the screening visit * Stable medication/psychotherapy regimens for at least 1 month prior to starting the study (excluding new glioblastoma treatment-related medications or radiation). * Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) of 60 or higher. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to practice birth control during participation in the study. * Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigators would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data. * Current substance use disorder, psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or eating disorder. * Current use of recreational cannabis, medical cannabis, or hemp-derived cannabinoid products more frequently than 1x/month; positive urine delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) test. * Presence of a serious or unstable medical illness, including liver, kidney, or cardiovascular disease. * Current use of valproate (due to potential for drug-drug interactions). * Currently enrolled in other research studies or clinical trials involving therapeutic interventions. * Subjects with serum transaminase (ALT, AST, and total bilirubin) levels \>3 times upper limit of normal (UNL) \<24 hours prior to day 1 of treatment. * Contraindication to MRI such as non-MR conditional medical devices or ferrous retained foreign bodies.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California San Francisco Brain Tumor Center
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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