analgesic/cannabis

Thanks to a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of inflammatory rheumatism, rheumatology has known for several decades a growth in its therapeutic arsenal (csDMARDs, bDMARDs, tDMARDs). rheumatism control has thus been optimized. however, patients very often keep pain, anxiety,

The proposed study will compare smoked cannabis's dose-dependent, analgesic and abuse-related effects between men and women and variables that underlie these sex-dependent differences, including pharmacokinetics of THC.

This study will examine how medical cannabis use affects opioid analgesic use, with particular attention to THC/CBD content and adverse events. We will enroll adults with (a) severe or chronic neuropathic or joint pain, (b) prescribed opioid analgesic use, (c) new certification for medical cannabis,

Approximately 20% of patients develop persistent post-surgical pain (PPSP) after undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and higher pre-surgery and acute post-operative pain are associated with this outcome. Medicinal cannabis has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties and may reduce

Cannabis use is increasing and will only further escalate with legalization of recreational and medical cannabis use in western countries , with a prevalence greater than 30 % in the US and most European countries for individuals between 16 and 24 years of age. Approximately 9 % of those who use

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE Pain is a common symptom in PD and is reported in up to 50 % of patients. Pain in PD has been classified as musculoskeletal, dystonic (particularly in OFF-periods), radicular and central pain, and is frequently associated with muscle rigidity, postural abnormalities and

The National Center for Health Statistics reports that approximately 76 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, affecting the lives of more Americans than cancer, diabetes, and heart disease combined. Perhaps because of its ubiquity and the challenge to its treatment, relief from chronic pain is

The overarching goal of the study is to understand how medical cannabis use affects opioid analgesic use over time, with particular attention to THC/CBD content, HIV outcomes, and adverse events. The study will include a cohort of 250 HIV+ and HIV- adults with (a) severe or chronic pain, (b) opioid

A Phase IIa randomized double blind placebo controlled crossover trial (RCT) using six different herbal cannabis drug product formulations prepared by the Sponsor, Prairie Plant Systems Inc. An initial screening period (minimum one week) will be completed for pain assessment and determination of

The selection of patients will be done during the pre-anesthetic assessment the day before surgery. After obtaining informed consent, eligible patients will be randomly allocated to one of the following regimes: nabiximols high dose (21.6 mg THC + 20 mg CBD), nabiximols low dose (10.8 mg THC + 10 mg

This is a prospective, observational, open-label study carried out at the ambulatory pain clinic of Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center Pain Relief Unit. Study population: Patients suffering from chronic pain that has not been relieved with other analgesic medications, who are eligible for

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling, lifelong disease of the central nervous system. The currently available treatments with analgesic drugs for the management of MS associated pain are limited in their efficacy, and frequently uncontrolled. The most successful treatment for this MS pain was