Clinical trial · Observational
Real World Evidence on the Use of Medical Cannabis in Pediatrics
Real World Evidence on the Use of Medical Cannabis in Pediatrics: A Prospective Observational Study
NCT05863910CI-TRIAL-00071853CAN-RWErecruitingClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
CAN-RWE is an observational study that is following 500 children who have authorizations for medical cannabis for two years from across Canada.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Epilepsy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Cannabis | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- label
- Epilepsy Cohort
- description
- For children with epilepsy, the following tools will be added for data collection at each time point: * Side effects: Pediatric Epilepsy Side Effects Questionnaire \[PESQ\] * Seizure frequency/severity: Seizure Diary Data Questionnaire
- interventionNames
- Drug: Medical Cannabis
- label
- Cancer Cohort
- description
- For children with cancer, the following tools will be added for data collection at each time point: * Cancer symptom burden: Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool \[SSPedi\] * Cachexia: Pediatric Functional Assessment of Anorexia/ Cachexia Treatment \[peds-FAACT\]
- interventionNames
- Drug: Medical Cannabis
- label
- General Pediatrics Cohort
- description
- There are no specific outcome scales added for this cohort.
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 3 Years
- Maximum age
- 17 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 3 to 17 years * have a medical document provided by a prescribing health care practitioner (i.e. physician, nurse practitioner, etc.) for the use of medical cannabis * medical cannabis is authorized for pain, sleep, mood, behaviour, seizures, cancer or cancer-treatment related symptom management * ability to respond to electronic questionnaires in English Exclusion Criteria: * individuals using cannabis for medical purposes without a medical cannabis authorization from a health care provider * those only using cannabis recreationally
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.