Effects of THC on Emotional Memory Retrieval

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-10-04
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of THC on the retrieval of emotional and neutral memories in healthy young adults. Secondary experiments included the effects of THC on the encoding of object and scene stimuli and a novel working memory task.

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Chicago
• Treatments: Dronabinol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 4-100 lifetime cannabis occasions

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current Axis I DSM-IV disorder, including substance dependence, current use of >5 cigarettes per day, history of psychosis or mania, less than a high school education, lack of English fluency, a body mass index outside 19-33 kg/m2, high blood pressure (>140/90), abnormal electrocardiogram, daily use of any medication other than birth control, pregnancy, or lactating.