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Adding smoked cannabis to concomitant analgesics reduce medically refractory pain in HIV patients
October 2018
Adding smoked cannabis to concomitant analgesics reduce medically refractory pain in HIV patients
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Smoked medicinal cannabis for neuropathic pain in HIV: A randomized, crossover clinical trial
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2009 February;34(3):672-680. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npp.2008.120Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
34 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and with neuropathic pain refractory to a least two previous analgesics, were randomly assigned to active or placebo smoked cannabis. The study aimed to examine the effect of cannabis on pain intensity mood and daily functioning compared to placebo. After a week of treatment, pain reduction, measured by the Descriptor Differential Scale, was sign...
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