This study will evaluate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of vaporized d-limonene and THC administered via inhalation.
The proposed study will be conducted at the Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (BPRU). Participants will complete 9 acute drug administration periods in which they will administer THC alone, limonene alone, THC and limonene together, or placebo. Subjective drug effects and vital signs will be assessed following drug administration. Each participant will receive all 9 dose conditions in a randomized order using a placebo controlled within-subject crossover design. The study will help us understand the individual and interactive effects of THC and d-limonene, two common constituents found in cannabis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
53
Placebo vapor (distilled water)
Acute drug exposure
Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Mean Peak Change From Baseline Anxiety as Assessed by the Drug Effect Questionnaire (DEQ)
Peak rating (0-100) of Anxiety on the DEQ, a visual analog scale (VAS) self-report questionnaire with 0 being No anxiety and 100 being maximum anxiety
Time frame: 0-6 hours
Mean Peak Change From Baseline Paranoid as Assessed by the Drug Effect Questionnaire (DEQ)
Peak change from baseline rating of Paranoid on the DEQ, a 100pt VAS scale with 0 being no paranoia and 100 being extreme paranoia
Time frame: 0-6 hours
Mean Peak Change From Baseline Subjective "Heart Racing" as Assessed by the Drug Effect Questionnaire (DEQ)
Mean peak change from baseline for subjective heart racing on the DEQ, a 0-100 VAS scale with 0 being no feeling of heart racing and 100 being an extreme feeling of heart racing.
Time frame: 0-6 hours
Mean Peak Change From Baseline Heart Rate
Peak change from baseline in Heart Rate (bpm) measured in seated position by automated monitor
Time frame: 0-6 hours
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