Neurobehavioral Impacts of Medical Cannabis Treatment in Chronic Pain Patients Neurobehavioral Impacts of Medical Cannabis Use: An Observational Study
This study is part of our ongoing program of research to understand how the brain and behavior are impacted by cannabis use. We are particularly interested in whether the use of medical cannabis products in adulthood has impacts on learning skills, other aspects of cognition such as memory, attention, and behavioral control, and whether the brain circuits that control these functions change within four months of treatment initiation. Individuals between the ages of 30 and 75 years will be studied at the start of treatment with the plan to retest participants after four months.
• chronic pain (not cancer-related)
• prescribed medical cannabis for chronic pain
• must begin the study before taking the first medical cannabis treatment dose
• age 30-75
• native English speaker
• see link to clinicaltrials.gov for complete Inclusion criteria
• recreational cannabis use
• regular nicotine use
• can't have a MRI
• see link to clinicaltrials.gov for complete Exclusion criteria
Behavioral: Cognitive testing, Behavioral: Task-based fMRI measure of face-name learning, Behavioral: Task-based fMRI measure of inhibitory control
Mental Health & Addiction
chronic pain, Medical cannabis, medical marijuana