Trials / NCT03078309
The Effects of Cannabis on Visual Functions in Healthy and Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients
Status unknown Early Phase 1 Drug / neuroprotection
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
- Treatment
- cannabis
- Gene
- Not stated
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa, Retinal Degeneration, Cannabis
- Ages
- 18 Years to 70 Years
- Enrollment
- 50 participants
- Started
- 2018-09-01
- Main results expected
- 2021-12
- Results posted
- Not yet
- Record last updated
- 2021-02-12
What the study is testing
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
- To determine whether cannabis derivatives affect the visual functions in healthy adults
- To examine the effect of cannabis derivatives on the retina of retinitis pigmentosa patients
Where it runs
Israel (1)
- Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem (recruiting now)