CBDV study for Prader-Willi syndrome halted early
NCT ID NCT03848481
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a cannabis-derived compound called CBDV could safely reduce irritability in children and young adults with Prader-Willi syndrome. Only 6 people enrolled before the study was stopped early. The goal was to see if CBDV helped with mood and behavior problems.
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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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6 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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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5 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria 1. Male or Female outpatients aged 5 to 30 years. 2. Diagnosis of PWS confirmed by genetic testing and patient medical records and history. 3. Stable pharmacologic, educational, behavioral and/or dietary interventions for 4 weeks prior to the study start, and for the duration of the study. 4. Have a physical exam and laboratory results that are within the norms for PWS 5. Presence of a parent/caregiver/guardian that is able to consent for their participation and complete assessments regarding the patient's development and behavior throughout the study. Child Assent will be obtained if the subject is 7 years of age or older and has the mental capacity to understand and sign a written assent form and/or give verbal assent. 6. Score on the Clinical Global Impression Scale Severity (CGI-S) ≥ 4 (moderate severity) at baseline. 7. Score of ≥18 on the Aberrant Behavior Checklist-Irritability (ABC-I) at baseline. 8. Agree not to drive or operate machinery. Exclusion Criteria 1. Exposure to any investigational agent in the 30 days prior to randomization. 2. Prior chronic treatment with CBD or CBDV. 3. Positive testing for THC or other drugs of abuse via urine testing at the screening visit or baseline visits upon repeat confirmation testing. 4. History of Drug Abuse Disorder including Cannabis Use Disorder 5. A primary psychiatric diagnosis other than PWS, including bipolar disorder, psychosis, schizophrenia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), or Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). These patients will be excluded due to potential confounding results. 6. A medical condition that severely impacts the subject's ability to participate in the study, interferes with the conduct of the study, confounds interpretation of study results or endangers the subject's well-being (including but not limited to hepatic or renal impairment and cardiovascular disease). 7. Known or suspected allergy to CBDV or excipients used in the formulation (i.e. sesame). 8. Clinical indications of renal, pancreatic, or hematologic dysfunction as evidenced by values above upper limits of normal for Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)/creatinine, values twice the upper limit of normal for serum lipase and amylase, platelets \<80,000 /microliter, white blood cell (WBC)\<3.0 103 /microliter or \> 2x Upper Limit of Normal (UNL) values of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT). 9. ECG abnormality at baseline screening or clinically significant postural drop in systolic blood pressure at screening. If the initial screening ECG shows a Bazett's corrected QT interval (QTcB) of greater than 460 msec, then 2 additional ECGs will be conducted in the same sitting, 5 minutes apart. If not recognized at screening, then a full triplicate repeat showing an average QTcB of 460 msec or less to meet all inclusion/exclusion criteria 10. Female subjects who are pregnant will be excluded from the study. If a female subject is able to become pregnant, she will be given a pregnancy test before entry into the study. Female subjects will be informed not become pregnant while taking CBDV. Female subjects must tell the investigator and consult an obstetrician or maternal-fetal specialist if they become pregnant during the study.
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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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Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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