This study aims to investigate the acute effects of cannabinol (CBN) 30 mg and 300 mg, versus placebo, on sleep architecture and next-day functioning in adults aged 25-65 years with chronic insomnia disorder.
This is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm, crossover, single-centre, proof-of-concept study in twenty participants with chronic insomnia disorder (as per clinician diagnosis and Insomnia Severity Index \[ISI\] Score ≥15). Across three overnight treatment sessions, participants will receive single dose oral liquid 30 mg cannabinol (CBN), 300 mg CBN, and matched placebo. Participants will undergo overnight sleep assessment using in-laboratory polysomnography (PSG) to examine CBN-related changes to sleep parameters; and various objective and subjective measures of sleep and next-day neurobehavioral function. Each treatment session will be separated by the two-week washout period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
20
Participants will receive a 2 mL oral dose of 'ECS 310' (1.5%), an oral formulation of CBN (15 mg/mL) suspended in medium chain triglycerides (MCT) oil.
Participants will receive a 2 mL oral dose of 'ECS 310' (15%), an oral formulation of CBN (150 mg/mL) suspended in medium chain triglycerides (MCT) oil.
Participants will receive a 2 mL oral dose of placebo. Placebo contains the same excipient, medium chain triglycerides (MCT) oil, as the investigational products but does not contain cannabinoids.
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Wake After Sleep Onset (WASO)
WASO measured in minutes using in-laboratory overnight polysomnography, from the first epoch after lights out until the last epoch, scored as any stage of sleep by an experienced polysomnographic technician in accordance with American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) 2020 Sleep Scoring criteria (Version 2.6). Comparisons between each CBN dose versus placebo.
Time frame: Night 1
Traditional sleep staging
Proportion of the sleep opportunity scored at the 5 stages (wake, and N1, N2, N3, and REM sleep) between lights out and lights on, measured using overnight in-laboratory polysomnography, scored by a polysomnography technician in accordance with AASM Sleep Scoring criteria. Comparisons between each CBN dose versus placebo.
Time frame: Night 1
Sleep Onset Latency (SOL)
SOL measured in minutes using in-laboratory polysomnography, calculated from the time of lights out to the first sleep epoch as scored by a polysomnographic technician in accordance with AASM Sleep Scoring criteria. Comparisons between each CBN dose versus placebo.
Time frame: Night 1
Absolute Electroencephalographic (EEG) Power During Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) Sleep.
Spectral power of delta (1-4.5 Hz), theta (4.5-8 Hz), alpha (8-12 Hz), sigma (12-15 Hz), beta (15-25 Hz), and gamma (25-40 Hz) frequency ranges between treatment arms. Power spectral analysis will be applied to EEG signals from polysomnography after artefacts are detected and removed. Comparisons between each CBN dose versus placebo.
Time frame: Night 1
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