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San Francisco Marijuana Study Seeks Patients 
Posted by FoM on September 14, 1999 at 13:25:22 PT
For Immediate Release
Source: Marijuana Policy Project
The historic study of the "Short Term Effects of Cannabinoids in HIV Infection" is looking for the final 18 participants to complete the trial. This is the first domestic study of marijuana's effects on AIDS patients. 
The goal is to finish enrollment in early 2000, hopefully by February, according to Donald I. Abrams, M.D., Principal Investigator and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. This study, which is being funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is investigating the interaction of cannabinoids -- smoked or oral -- with HIV protease inhibitor drugs. Subjects must be HIV positive with a stable viral load on a protease inhibitor containing antiviral regimen. They must have used marijuana in the past -- but not within 30 days prior to enrollment -- and they must not be cigarette smokers. Subjects spend 25 days in the inpatient General Clinical Research Center at San Francisco General Hospital. They are randomly assigned after the first four days to either smoked marijuana, Marinol (the THC capsule), or a placebo capsule. The study agent is administered three times daily before meals for the next 21 days. Two outpatient follow-up visits are also scheduled. Participants receive $1,000 for completing the trial. Patients from out of town are welcome. Of the 64 participants needed to complete the trial, 46 have been enrolled. The study is particularly seeking individuals who are taking indinavir (Crixivan) as their protease inhibitor. Women are also being actively sought. Participants cannot be smoking cigarettes or using methadone or any Schedule I drug. If you know of someone who may be eligible and would like more information, please contact the study coordinator at:RLeiser php.ucsf.edu or 415-502-5705 for more information. For more information on Dr. Abrams' study, please see: http://www.mpp.org/abrams98.html HOW TO SUPPORT THE MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT: To support MPP's work and receive the quarterly newsletter,"Marijuana Policy Report," please send $25.00 annual membership dues to:   Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)  P.O. Box 77492  Capitol Hill  Washington, D.C. 20013   http://www.mpp.org/join-mpp.html  202-232-0442 FAX
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