Design Considerations for Medicinal Cannabis Clinical Trials in People Receiving Palliative Care
This study explores the learnings and challenges involved in designing and conducting medicinal cannabis trials for symptom management in people receiving palliative care. These insights gained from our experience can inform the optimal design and operationalization of future medicinal cannabis trials in cancer and other chronic conditions.
Authors
- Jennifer Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8614-0199)
- Nikki McCaffrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3684-3723)
- David C. Currow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1988-1250)
- Jane Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3691-8230)
- Jessica Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1570-066X)
- Bill Noble (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9525-7970)
- Belinda Fazekas
- Katherine Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5438-9064)
- Peter Galettis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6785-2529)
- Nadia Solowij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5222-5637)
- Meera Agar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6756-6119)
- Richard Chye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1506-9572)
- Valentina Razmovski‐Naumovski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8975-0910)
- Nicholas Lintzeris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5229-8257)
- Tim Luckett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6121-5409)
- Linda Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4892-5822)
- Melanie Lovell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-2748)
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney (AU)
- Ingham Institute (AU)
- Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.02.009
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.18
Funders
- NSW Health