Étiquette : essai clinique

Assessment of Orally Administered Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol When Coadministered With Cannabidiol on Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Healthy Adults : A Randomized Clinical Trial, C. Austin Zamarripa et al., 2023

Assessment of Orally Administered Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol When Coadministered With Cannabidiol on Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Healthy Adults : A Randomized Clinical Trial C. Austin Zamarripa, PhD; Tory R. Spindle, PhD; Renuka Surujunarain; Elise M. Weerts, PhD; Sumit Bansal, PhD; Jashvant D. Unadkat, PhD; Mary F. Paine, PhD; Ryan Vandrey, PhD Jama Network Open, 2023, 6, (2), e2254752, 1-15. doi : 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.54752 Key Points Question : Are there acute pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic differences between oral ingestion of a Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC)- dominant cannabis extract compared with a cannabidiol (CBD)-dominant extract at the same Δ9-THC dose (20 mg) in healthy adults who use cannabis infrequently? Findings : In this randomized clinical trial including 18 [...]

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Assessment of clinical outcomes in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder : analysis from the UK Medical Cannabis Registry, Manaswini Pillai et al., 2022

Assessment of clinical outcomes in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: analysis from the UK Medical Cannabis Registry Manaswini Pillai, Simon Erridge, Lara Bapir, Martha Nicholas, Nishaanth Dalavaye, Carl Holvey, Ross Coomber, Daniela Barros, Urmila Bhoskar, Gracia Mwimba, Kavita Praveen, Chris Symeon, Simmi Sachdeva-Mohan, James J Rucker and Mikael H Sodergren Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2022, 22, 11–12, 1009–1018. Doi : 10.1080/14737175.2022.2155139 ABSTRACT Background : The current paucity of clinical evidence limits the use of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study investigates health-related quality of life (HRQoL) changes and adverse events in patients prescribed CBMPs for PTSD. Methods : A case-series of patients [...]

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Cannabidiol as an add-on therapy to overcome the slow-onset and, possibly, resistance to antidepressant treatment : involvement of NAPE-PLD in the medial prefrontal cortex, Franciele F. Scarante et al., 2021

Cannabidiol as an add-on therapy to overcome the slow-onset and, possibly, resistance to antidepressant treatment : involvement of NAPE-PLD in the medial prefrontal cortex. Franciele F. Scarante, Vinícius D. Lopes, Eduardo J. Fusse, Maria A. Vicente, Melissa R. Araújo, Davi S. Scomparin, Rafael P. Aguiar,  Francisco S. Guimarães,  Viviani Nardinid, Carlos Arterio Sorgid, Lucia H. Faccioli, RhD, PhDd, Jaime E. C. Hallak, MD, PhDe,f; Samia Joca, Kenneth Mackie, Antonio Waldo Zuardi,  José Alexandre S. Crippa, Alline C. Campos. bioRxiv preprint, April 26, 2021. doi : 10.1101/2021.04.23.441143   Highlights ●  In mice, cannabidiol (CBD), but not escitalopram, induced a fast-onset anti-stress action. ●  Combinations of sub-effective doses [...]

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Expérimentation clinico-pharmacologique de la prescription de CBD en clinique addictologique, Dr Christian SUEUR, GRECC, version 3-5, mars 2022

Expérimentation clinico-pharmacologique de la prescription de CBD en clinique addictologique Projet CBD Thérapeutique, GRECC, version 3-5 Dr Christian SUEUR, mars 2022 112 pages       Aujourd’hui, il n’est plus tabou au plan international de penser et d’appliquer des prescriptions de cannabinoïdes en clinique psychiatrique et addictologique.[1]   En France, lors de la première séance du C.S.S.T. « Évaluation de la pertinence et de la faisabilité de la mise à disposition du cannabis en France », le 12 décembre 2018, c’est « le membre psychiatre » du C.S.S.T., le docteur George Brousse lui-même, qui souhaitait d’emblée « que soit mentionnée l’utilisation potentielle du CBD dans les troubles psychiatriques et de l’addiction, tout en précisant [...]

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Direct comparison of the acute effects of lysergic acid diethylamide and psilocybin in a double-blind placebo-controlled study in healthy subjects, Friederike Holze et al., 2022

Direct comparison of the acute effects of lysergic acid diethylamide and psilocybin in a double-blind placebo-controlled study in healthy subjects Friederike Holze, Laura Ley, Felix Müller, Anna M. Becker, Isabelle Straumann, Patrick Vizeli, Sebastian Silva Kuehne, Marc A. Roder, Urs Duthaler, Karolina E. Kolaczynska, Nimmy Varghese, Anne Eckert and Matthias E. Liechti Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022, 1-8. Doi : 10.1038/s41386-022-01297-2 Growing interest has been seen in using lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin in psychiatric research and therapy. However, no modern studies have evaluated differences in subjective and autonomic effects of LSD and psilocybin or their similarities and dose equivalence. We used a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, [...]

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Psilocybin, in 10 mg or 25 mg doses, has no short- or long-term detrimental effects in healthy people

Psilocybin, in 10 mg or 25 mg doses, has no short- or long-term detrimental effects in healthy people Patrick O'Brien King’s College London News Center, 2022 https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/psilocybin-in-10mg-or-25mg-doses-has-no-short-or-long-term-detrimental-effects-in-healthy-people   Psilocybin can be safely administered at doses of either 10mg or 25mg to up to six participants simultaneously. New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with COMPASS Pathways, has established that psilocybin can be safely administered at doses of either 10mg or 25mg to up to six participants simultaneously. The research, published in The Journal of Psychopharmacology, is an essential first step in demonstrating the safety and feasibility of [...]

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The effects of psilocybin on cognitive and emotional functions in healthy participants : Results from a phase 1, randomised, placebo-controlled trial involving simultaneous psilocybin administration and preparation, James J Rucker et al., 2021

The effects of psilocybin on cognitive and emotional functions in healthy participants : Results from a phase 1, randomised, placebo-controlled trial involving simultaneous psilocybin administration and preparation James J Rucker, Lindsey Marwood, Riikka-Liisa J Ajantaival, Catherine Bird, Hans Eriksson, John Harrison, Molly Lennard-Jones, Sunil Mistry, Francesco Saldarini, Susan Stansfield, Sara J Tai, Sam Williams, Neil Weston, Ekaterina Malievskaia and Allan H Young     Abstract Background : Psilocybin, a psychoactive serotonin receptor partial agonist, has been reported to acutely reduce clinical symptoms of depressive disorders. Psilocybin’s effects on cognitive function have not been widely or systematically studied. Aim : The aim of this study was to [...]

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Cannabidiol as a treatment for craving and relapse inindividuals with cocaine use disorder: a randomizedplacebo-controlled trial, Violaine Mongeau-Pérusse, et al., 2021

Cannabidiol as a treatment for craving and relapse inindividuals with cocaine use disorder: a randomized placebo-controlled trial Violaine Mongeau-Pérusse, Suzanne Brissette, Julie Bruneau, Patricia Conrod, Simon Dubreucq, Guillaume Gazil, EmmanuelStip & DidierJutras-Aswad Addiction, 2021, 116, (9), 1-12. Doi : 10.1111/add.15417   ABSTRACT Background and Aims : Cocaine use disorder (CUD) is a significant public health concern for which no efficacious phar-macologicalinterventionsare available. Cannabidiol (CBD) has attracted considerable interest as a promisingtreatmentforaddiction. This study tested CBD efficacy for reducing craving and preventing relapse in people with CUD.DesignSingle-site double-blind randomized controlled superiority trial comparing CBD with placebo. Setting and Participants : Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Canada. Seventy-eight [...]

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Real life Experience of Medical Cannabis Treatment in Autism : Analysis of Safety and Efficacy, Lihi Bar-Lev Schleider et al., 2019

Real life Experience of Medical Cannabis Treatment in Autism : Analysis of Safety and Efficacy Lihi Bar-Lev Schleider, Raphael Mechoulam, Naama Saban, Gal Meiri & Victor Novack Scientific Reports, Nature.com, 2019, 9, 200, 1-7 Doi : 10.1038/s41598-018-37570-y   There has been a dramatic increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) worldwide. Recently anecdotal evidence of possible therapeutic effects of cannabis products has emerged. The aim of this study is to characterize the epidemiology of ASD patients receiving medical cannabis treatment and to describe its safety and efficacy. We analysed the data prospectively collected as part of the treatment program of [...]

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Current state of evidence of cannabis utilization for treatment of autism spectrum disorders, Rumi Agarwal et al., 2019

Current state of evidence of cannabis utilization for treatment of autism spectrum disorders Rumi Agarwal, Shanna L. Burke and Marlaina Maddux BMC Psychiatry, 2019, 19, 328 Doi : 10.1186/s12888-019-2259-4   Abstract The core symptoms and co-morbidities associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect daily living and quality of life. Existing pharmacological interventions are only able to attenuate some related symptoms but are unable to address the underlying etiologies associated with ASD. Anecdotal evidence, which claims benefit from the use of cannabis to treat symptoms among this population, has been gaining popularity as families seek solutions. This paper analyzed recent peer-reviewed literature to identify the current state of [...]

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