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Oral Cannabidiol + Paracetamol For Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis

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July 2024

Oral Cannabidiol + Paracetamol For Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis

Vol: 306| Issue: 7| Number:80| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Oral cannabidiol (CBD) as add-on to paracetamol for painful chronic osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Lancet Reg Health Eur . 2023 Nov 10:35:100777.

Contributing Authors:
S Pramhas T Thalhammer S Terner D Pickelsberger A Gleiss S Sator HG Kress

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Eighty-six patients with chronic symptomatic knee osteoarthritis were randomized to receive either high-dose cannabidiol (CBD; n=43) or placebo (n=43) as an add-on to continued paracetamol. The primary outcome of interest was the change in the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain subscale over 8 weeks. Secondary outcomes included changes in WOMAC stiffness a...

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