Can CBD replace antipsychotics for cannabis users with psychosis?
NCT ID NCT04105231
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares cannabidiol (CBD) to the standard antipsychotic risperidone in 64 adults with schizophrenia or related psychotic disorders who have used cannabis. The goal is to see if CBD can reduce psychotic symptoms and help people stop or cut down cannabis use. Participants receive either CBD or risperidone for several weeks, and their symptoms and cannabis use are tracked.
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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 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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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18 to 45 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: * ICD-10 diagnosis of schizophrenia (DF20.X), paranoid psychosis (DF22.X), acute/intermittent psychotic disorder (DF23.X), schizoaffective psychosis (DF25.X), other/not specified nonorganic psychotic disorder (DF28/DF29), or cannabis induced psychotic disorder (DF12.5) * PANSS ≥ 60 and score of ≥ 4 on ≥ 2 PANSS-Positive subscale items: Delusions (P1), conceptual disorganization (P2), hallucinatory behaviour (P3), grandiosity (P5), suspiciousness (P6) * Lifetime cannabis use * Age 18-45 years * Female patients of childbearing potential need to utilize a proper method of contraception Exclusion criteria: * Treatment resistance as defined by treatment (ever) with clozapine * Dependence syndrome of alcohol or psychoactive substances other than cannabis (DF1X.2 other than DF12.2) * Psychotic disorder induced by alcohol or psychoactive substances other than cannabis (DF1X.5 other than DF12.5) * Treatment with a long-acting injectable antipsychotic within the past month (or corresponding to the usual interval between two injections) * Treatment with an oral antipsychotic within the past 7 days * Use of self-administered CBD products during the trial * Patients involuntarily admitted * Pregnancy or lactation * Severe physical illness that might influence the ability to comply with the protocol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research
Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark
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