The Effects of Cannabis on Visual Functions in Healthy and Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Medical Marijuana is used widely, and its effects on the visual system and the function of the retina have not been investigated thoroughly. Some evidence suggests that cannabinoids may be beneficial in certain degenerative diseases of the retina.

The purpose of the study is

1. To determine whether cannabis derivatives affect the visual functions in healthy adults

2. To examine the effect of cannabis derivatives on the retina of retinitis pigmentosa patients

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization
• Collaborator: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Treatments: Cannabidiol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• consenting adults

• generally healthy with or without retinitis pigmentosa

Exclusion Criteria:

• chronic or acute disease other than retinitis pigmentosa

• use of medication

• congestive heart failure

• recent use of illicit drugs (past month)

• history of drug dependency

• history of psychiatric disorder in subject or immediate relatives

• pregnancy