CBD (cannabidiol) for early psychosis
Treatments studied
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests if adding a CBD medication to your current antipsychotic can improve symptoms in people with schizophrenia or related disorders who started treatment recently but aren't fully better yet.
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Who can take part
- Aged 16 to 40 years
- Currently taking an antipsychotic for at least 3 weeks, but no more than 16 weeks
- Your current antipsychotic isn't working well enough and your doctor agrees it's safe to add the study drug
- Diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or schizophreniform disorder
- Not in remission from your psychosis symptoms
- Willing to use highly effective birth control if you could become pregnant
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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