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UCSF
Seeking
Patients
for
Medical
Marijuana
Research
2/13/04
notice from the Marijuana
Policy Project, http://www.mpp.org
The University of California,
San Francisco is seeking volunteers for two important medical marijuana
studies. Both studies are being conducted at San Francisco General
Hospital but are open to participants from anywhere who are able to travel
to San Francisco to participate.
HIV-RELATED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY:
Peripheral neuropathy is
a painful condition sometimes caused by the AIDS virus or by medicines
used to treat HIV/AIDS. This study will examine marijuana's effectiveness
at treating the pain caused by this condition. This is an *inpatient*
study: Participants must able to spend seven days and nights in a
San Francisco General Hospital inpatient research unit, and they must also
be HIV-positive, age 18 or over, be diagnosed with HIV-related peripheral
neuropathy, and not be cigar or cigarette smokers. There are additional
entry criteria as well. Volunteers can receive up to $650 for participating.
For more detailed information about this study, please call Hector Vizoso,
RN, at (415) 476-9554 ext. 366 or see http://www.mpp.org/pdf/study1.pdf
online.
NAUSEA CAUSED BY TREATMENT
FOR BREAST CANCER:
This study will compare marijuana
to Marinol (the prescription THC pill) and a placebo for treatment of nausea
caused by chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. This is an outpatient
study. Participants must be female, age 18 or older, be experiencing
nausea rated as moderate or worse from breast cancer chemotherapy, and
not be cigar or cigarette smokers. There are additional entry criteria
as well. For more detailed information about this study, please call
Jill Israel at (415) 502-5240 or see http://www.mpp.org/pdf/study2.pdf
online.
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