Neural and Psychiatric Consequences of Cannabis Use in Adolescents

Part of paid clinical trials in Miami, Florida.

Sponsor
University of Miami
Study ID
NCT06941298
Status
Recruiting

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
14 Years - 20 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Neuroimaging Investigation — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will undergo fMRI neuroimaging at two timepoints, at the start of the study and at the 1 year follow up. The fMRI is one hour in duration. During the fMRI, participants will complete two tasks investigating diverse aspects of reward circuitry activity. After this is completed, participants will be followed up for another year clinically.

Study Details

The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of cannabis on brain function among adolescents with depression.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 4, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2029
Completion
Jun 1, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
280 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Neuroimaging Investigation Group
    Participants in this group will receive neuroimaging investigation for up to 2 years.

Primary Outcome Measure

Depression Severity measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Miami Clinical Research BuildingMiamiFlorida33136
Lilly Mcleod, BS
305-243-1549
Lisle Allen, BS
3052435510
Vilma Gabbay, MD, JD, MS (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Benjamin Ely, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Nathan Kline InstituteOrangeburgNew York10962
Gaelen Weinberg, BS
845-398-5500
Russell Tobe, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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