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THC/CBD oromucosal spray is not better than placebo for diabetic neuropathy over 12 weeks

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September 2018

THC/CBD oromucosal spray is not better than placebo for diabetic neuropathy over 12 weeks

Vol: 7| Issue: 9| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Randomized placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial of cannabis-based medicinal product (Sativex) in painful diabetic neuropathy: Depression is a major confounding factor

Diabetes Care. 2010 ;33(1):128-130. http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc09-1029

Contributing Authors:
R Gandhi RE D. G. Selvarajah S Tesfaye D Selvarajah CJ Emery

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30 patients with chronic painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy were randomized to receive Sativex (tetrahydrocannabinol 27 mg/mL and cannabidiol 25 mg/mL) or placebo, titrated over 2 weeks and maintained for 10 weeks. The purpose of this study was to determine if Sativex treatment results in better Neuropathic Pain Scale (NPS), total pain score (TPS), McGill Pain and QOL, SF-36 Health Survey, and...

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