About this trial
The purpose of the study is to better understand the effects of cannabis in relation to mental and physical states including its relationship with mood, cognition, perception including the experience of temperature and pain, and heart rate.
We expect that participants will be in this research study for approximately one week. The total amount of time that participants will spend completing study tasks will be about 2.5 hours across two separate in-person visits.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
21-65 years of age
Endorsement of at least some use of cannabis for coping purposes (>1 on CMMQ)
Regularly use flower cannabis products (i.e., ≥1x/week in the last 6 months)
Proficient in English language
Disqualifiers
Diagnosis or use of medications for substance use or psychotic disorders
Report of other drug use (cocaine, opiates, methamphetamine) in the past 90 days or fail urine screen for any of these drugs
Females cannot be pregnant or trying to become pregnant or nursing mothers
Not able to provide informed consent
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Water Temperature Variation - WW
- Water Temperature Variation - CW
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Colorado, Boulder
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Collaborator