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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2021 Dec 20;308:114347. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114347

Table 1.

Overview of Published and Pending Clinical Trials for Psychiatric Disorders

Psychiatric Disorder Studies & Participants Dose Range (mg) Route Treatment time Adverse Events Overall Effects Registered on Clinicaltrials.gov**
Psychotic Disorders 6 (N=190)* 300–1000 Oral Acute – 6 wks Sedation (n=1); Mild GI discomfort, dyslipidemia, nausea (n=1); Not Reported (n=3) Mixed (3 positive, 3 null***) 13
Anxiety Disorders 3 (N=83) 300–600 Oral Acute – 4 wks None (n=2), Not Reported (n=1) Positive 9
Tobacco Use Disorder 3 (N=54)* 400
800
Inhaled Oral 7 days Acute None (n=1); Not Reported (n=2) Mixed (2 positive, 1 null) 0
Cannabis Use Disorder 2 (N=115) 200, 400, 800 Oral Acute – 4 weeks GI, headache, anxiety, fatigue, cold symptoms, pain, increased heart rate Mixed 7
Opioid Use Disorder 1 (N=42) 400, 800 Oral 3 days None Positive 7
Alcohol Use Disorder 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5
Stimulant Use Disorder 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Insomnia 1 (N=15) 40, 80, 160 Oral Acute Not Reported Mixed 1
PTSD 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4
ASD 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5
ADHD 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Mood Disorders 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3
Total 16 trials (N=499) 40–1000 mg Oral (n=15) Inhaled (n=1) Acute-6 weeks Minimal side effects 9 positive, 4 null, 3 mixed 54 registered trials
*

Two publications from the same clinical trial. Subjects included once in total N for psychosis (n = 15; Refs. O’Neill et al., 2020 and O’Neill et al., 2021) and tobacco use disorder (n = 20, Refs. Hindocha et al., 2018a and Hindocha et al., 2018b).

**

As of April 20, 2021. Subject to change.

***

Results from O’Neill et al. (2020) were trending towards positive for change in median total PANSS.