BOOSTCAMP: Boosting the endocannabinoid system before the treatment of anxiety symptoms

2024-514783-78-00 Protocol 20U-0014 Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) Ongoing, recruiting

Start 29 Oct 2024 · Status Ongoing, recruiting · 1 EU/EEA countries · 1 sites · Protocol 20U-0014

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Phase Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)
Status Ongoing, recruiting
Participants planned 82
Countries 1
Sites 1

psychological disorders: PTSD; Anxiety disorders

to examine the effects of a 2-week administration of Cannabidiol (CBD) in alleviating anxiety symptoms before anxiety or PTSD treatments in Dutch uniformed personnel

Key facts

Sponsor
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Participant type
Patients
Age range
18-64 years
Gender
Male and Female
Therapeutic area
Psychiatry and Psychology [F] - Mental Disorders [F03]
Trial duration
29 Oct 2024 → ongoing
Decision date (initial)
2024-10-29
Transition trial
Yes
Low-intervention
No
Rare-disease indication
No
Vulnerable population
No
Funding sources
Brain Research and Innovation Center, Ministry of Defense

External identifiers

EU CT number
2024-514783-78-00
EudraCT number
2020-003739-62

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Efficacy, Therapy

to examine the effects of a 2-week administration of Cannabidiol (CBD) in alleviating anxiety symptoms before anxiety or PTSD treatments in Dutch uniformed personnel

Secondary objectives 1

  1. 1. Examine the effects of fear extinction and consolidation of a fear conditioning paradigm 2. study the effect of CBD on stress regulation 3. Examine the effects of CBD on sleep quality

Conditions and MedDRA coding

psychological disorders: PTSD; Anxiety disorders

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 3

  1. Dutch uniformed personnel, which are (former) police-officers, firefighters, ambulance paramedics, military personnel or veterans.
  2. Age between 18-65
  3. Waiting for therapy for the treatment of a trauma and stressor-related and/or an anxiety disorder (as determined by the MINI PLUS psychiatric interview)

Exclusion criteria 9

  1. Severe co-morbidity (severe major depressive or bipolar disorder and/or psychosis)
  2. Alcohol and/or drug dependence
  3. Inability to adequately read or speak Dutch
  4. (a history of) epilepsy or brain damage, cardiac, renal or liver abnormalities
  5. (a history of) allergies to medication (adverse reactions or rash)
  6. Individuals taking certain medications known to have potential interactions with CBD (i.e., steroids, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, antihistamines, antivirals, immune modulators, benzodiazepines, anti-arrhythmic, antibiotics, anesthetics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, anti-epileptics, beta blockers, proton pump inhibitors, NSAIDs, angiotensin II blockers, oral hypoglycemic agents, and sulfonylureas)
  7. Used cannabis, synthetic cannabinoid, cannabinoid analogue, or any CBD or THC-containing product within 30 days of eligibility screening.
  8. Individuals that had been diagnosed with intestinal, liver, or renal diseases that would affect absorption or clearance of CBD
  9. For women: pregnant, a wish to become pregnant, or nursing

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 1

  1. Beck’s anxiety index between the first and second week.

Secondary endpoints 3

  1. Effect of CBD on Fear extinction (i.e. physiological responses and subjective fear)
  2. Effect of CBD on stress regulation with the Maastricht Acute Stress Test (MAST; i.e. Subjective stress, physiological responses, alpha-amylase and cortisol)
  3. Effect of CBD on Sleep quality (i.e. questionnaires and a sleep watch)

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 1

Cannabidiol

PRD11647816 · Product

Active substance
Cannabidiol
Substance synonyms
CBD
Pharmaceutical form
CAPSULE
Route of administration
ORAL
Max daily dose
600 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
600 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
2 Week(s)
Authorisation status
Not Authorised
MA holder
UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No

Placebo 1

Softisan 378

N/A · Product

Other product name
N/A
Pharmaceutical form
N/A
ATC code
N/A — N/A
Marketing authorisation
N/A
MA holder
N/A
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Sponsor organisation
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Address
Heidelberglaan 100
City
Utrecht
Postcode
3584 CX
Country
Netherlands

Scientific contact point

Organisation
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Contact name
Remco van Zijderveld

Public contact point

Organisation
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Contact name
Remco van Zijderveld

Locations

1 EU/EEA country · 1 investigational sites

By country

CountryMS statusPlanned subjectsSites
Netherlands Ongoing, recruiting 82 1
Rest of world 0

Investigational sites

Netherlands

1 site · Ongoing, recruiting
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brain, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Country Trial startTrial end Recruitment startRecruitment end Early termination
Netherlands 2024-10-29 2024-10-29

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 3 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

TypeTitleVersion
Protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol 2024-514783-78-00_For_Publication 11
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) K1_blank document 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_2024514783-78 10

Application history

1 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications

#TypeCodeSubmittedReference MSConclusionDecision date
1 INITIAL IN 2024-10-07 Netherlands Acceptable
2024-10-29
2024-10-29