Medical cannabis treatment for chronic pain: outcomes and prediction of response

J Aviram, D Pud, T Gershoni… - … Journal of Pain, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although studied in a few randomized controlled trials, the efficacy of medical
cannabis (MC) for chronic pain remains controversial. Using an alternative approach, this …

The effect of medicinal cannabis on pain and quality-of-life outcomes in chronic pain: a prospective open-label study

S Haroutounian, Y Ratz, Y Ginosar… - The Clinical journal …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The objective of this prospective, open-label study was to determine the long-
term effect of medicinal cannabis treatment on pain and functional outcomes in participants …

Preliminary evaluation of the efficacy, safety, and costs associated with the treatment of chronic pain with medical cannabis

T Bellnier, GW Brown, TR Ortega - Mental Health Clinician, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
Introduction: Medical cannabis (MC) is commonly claimed to be an effective treatment for
chronic or refractory pain. With interest in MC in the United States growing, as evidenced by …

Medical cannabis for the management of pain and quality of life in chronic pain patients: a prospective observational study

R Safakish, G Ko, V Salimpour, B Hendin… - Pain …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objective To evaluate the short-term and long-term effects of plant-based medical cannabis
in a chronic pain population over the course of one year. Design A longitudinal, prospective …

UK Medical Cannabis registry: an analysis of clinical outcomes of medicinal cannabis therapy for chronic pain conditions

M Harris, S Erridge, M Ergisi, D Nimalan… - Expert review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To explore pain-specific, general health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and
safety outcomes of chronic pain patients prescribed cannabis-based medicinal products …

[HTML][HTML] Medical cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain: a review of clinical effectiveness and guidelines

S Banerjee, S McCormack - 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for more than three months. 1 It may present as
headache, musculoskeletal pain, visceral pain, neuropathic pain, pain arising from …

[HTML][HTML] Medical cannabis use is associated with decreased opiate medication use in a retrospective cross-sectional survey of patients with chronic pain

KF Boehnke, E Litinas, DJ Clauw - The Journal of Pain, 2016 - Elsevier
Opioids are commonly used to treat patients with chronic pain (CP), though there is little
evidence that they are effective for long term CP treatment. Previous studies reported strong …

No pain, all gain? Interim analyses from a longitudinal, observational study examining the impact of medical cannabis treatment on chronic pain and related symptoms …

SA Gruber, RT Smith, MK Dahlgren… - Experimental and …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Previous studies have demonstrated improvements in pain following short-term medical
cannabis (MC) use, suggesting long-term MC treatment may alleviate symptoms associated …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of cannabis treatment for chronic pain

E Martín-Sánchez, TA Furukawa, J Taylor… - Pain …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Setting. Cannabis preparations have been used as a remedy for thousands of years in
traditional medicine. Clinical use of cannabinoid substances is restricted, due to legal and …

Comparing the effects of medical cannabis for chronic pain patients with and without co-morbid anxiety: A cohort study

L Bapir, S Erridge, M Nicholas, M Pillai… - Expert review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction There is growing evidence on the efficacy of cannabis-based medicinal
products (CBMPs) for chronic pain (CP). Due to the interaction between CP and anxiety, and …