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Quantification of Cannabinoids and Comparison to Post-Surgical Pain Medication Requirements and Surgical Outcomes

Quantification of Cannabinoids and Comparison to Post-Surgical Pain Medication Requirements and Surgical Outcomes

Non Recruiting
21 years and older
All
Phase N/A
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Overview

To determine how daily cannabis use affects surgical outcomes.

Description

To determine if patients who are daily cannabis users that are undergoing inpatient abdominal surgery for the treatment of cancer are different from non-cannabis users regarding phytocannabinoid and endocannabinoid levels, pain scores, pain medication requirements, and surgical complications.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients > 21 years old
  • Undergoing abdominal surgery for the treatment of cancer
  • Report no cannabis use in the last year or daily cannabis use

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with chronic pain, chronic pain syndrome on opioids
  • female patients who are pregnant or lactating
  • patients who report use of illicit substances

Study details
    Post-Surgical Pain
    Post-Surgical Complication
    Cancer
    Cannabis Use

NCT04988490

University of Colorado, Denver

20 August 2025

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