Cannabis-like drug and sleep loss study for anxiety
Treatments studied
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether a cannabis-like drug can help people with higher-than-normal anxiety cope with a night of very little sleep. You will be asked to sleep only 4 hours on one occasion.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 60 years old.
- You have higher than average anxiety (a score of 10 or more on the GAD-7 questionnaire).
- You are willing and able to sleep only 4 hours on one night for the study.
- You agree to avoid alcohol and recreational drugs during the study (confirmed by a drug test).
- You own a working phone and can respond to text messages.
- You are willing to provide your GP's details and an emergency contact.
- You have not used any cannabis or CBD products in the past 3 months.
- You do not have a history of psychosis, substance use disorder, insomnia, or sleep problems.
- You are not pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to conceive, and agree to use effective birth control.
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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