MIVetsCan: Can-Coach Trial (Phase 1)

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Educational Session

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06320470

VMR2022-03 (Other Identifier)

HUM00231159a

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of the MIVetsCan Can-Coach Trial is to pilot and modify a trial of four coaching sessions to help Veterans with chronic pain use their own cannabis products more effectively to manage pain and related symptoms.

Full description

All study interactions will be done virtually and recruitment data is exploratory.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• United States Veteran
• Experiencing chronic pain (pain lasting 3 or more months)
• Worst pain of ≥3 out of 10 using a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
• Are planning or currently using cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabis products for pain management
• Able to read and speak English sufficiently to allow for informed consent and active participation in the educational intervention sessions
• Willingness to attend all study visits (conducted virtually)
• Willingness to fill out periodic assessments via smartphone to assess symptom status and cannabis use (protocol has more details)

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to provide informed consent (e.g., cognitive impairment, unable to sufficiently communicate in English)
• Participant states participant is pregnant
• Current diagnosis or past history of a psychotic disorder (schizophrenia spectrum, except substance/medication -induced or due to another condition)
• Current diagnosis or past history of bipolar disorder
• Unable to attend study visits
• Risk for eminent harm - Suicidal ideation or wish to die as assessed with the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) questionnaire and further risk assessment by study team members
• Any impairment, activity, behavior, or situation that in the judgment of the study team would prevent satisfactory completion of the study protocol

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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22 participants in 1 patient group

Education

Experimental group

Description:

Prior to the educational sessions, study participants will be given access to educational materials (e.g., handouts, videos) that provide an overview of information regarding cannabis products, effects, and pain. These materials will be developed with insight from the study team and the Community Advisory Board. Educational content will include known side effects of cannabis (e.g., common effects like dizziness or sedation, rare side effects like hallucinations or vomiting) as well as specific risks associated with administration routes, such as respiratory harm from smoking or unregulated vaporized concentrate products, and the delayed onset of edible products. Sessions will help the participants appropriately select products for use.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Educational Session