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Cannabis extract and THC improve pain in patients with multiple sclerosis

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October 2018

Cannabis extract and THC improve pain in patients with multiple sclerosis

Vol: 7| Issue: 10| Number:56| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Cannabinoids for treatment of spasticity and other symptoms related to multiple sclerosis (CAMS study): multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial

Lancet. 2003 ;362(9385):1517-26.

Contributing Authors:
A Thompson D Wright P Fox J Zajicek H Sanders J Vickery A Nunn

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630 patients with stable multiple sclerosis and muscle spasticity were randomized to receive oral cannabis extract (n=211), Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (n=206) or placebo (n=213). The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was to determine whether cannabinoids have a beneficial effect on spasticity, pain and other symptoms characteristic of multiple sclerosis. Cannibin...

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