UK Medical Cannabis Registry: a case series analyzing clinical outcomes of medical cannabis therapy for generalized anxiety disorder patients
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This study aims to analyze changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and safety in patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) prescribed a homogenous selection of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs). Patients prescribed Adven CBMPs (Curaleaf International, UK) for GAD were identified from the UK Medical Cannabis Registry. Primary outcomes were changes in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) from baseline up to 12 months, including GAD-7, Single-Item Sleep Quality Scale (SQS), and EQ-5D-5L. Adverse events were recorded using CTCAE version 4.0. A total of 120 patients were identified for inclusion, of which 38 (31.67%), 52 (43.33%), and 30 (25.00%) were prescribed oils, dried flower, and both formulations of CBMP. Associated improvements in GAD-7, SQS, and EQ-5D-5L at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months were observed compared to baseline (P < 0.010). There were 24 (20.00%) patients who reported 442 (368.33%) adverse events, most of which were mild (n = 184, 41.63%) and moderate (n = 197, 44.57%). This study reports an association between initiation of a homogeneous CBMP therapy and improvements in anxiety severity and HRQoL in individuals with GAD. Moreover, therapy was well-tolerated at 12 months follow-up. Further investigation through randomized controlled trials will ultimately be required to determine causation.
Date Issued
2024-11-01
Date Acceptance
2023-12-14
Citation
International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2024, 39 (6), pp.350-360
ISSN
0268-1315
Publisher
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Start Page
350
End Page
360
Journal / Book Title
International Clinical Psychopharmacology
Volume
39
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Sponsor
CURALEAF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Identifier
10.1097/YIC.0000000000000536
Grant Number
WSGG_P82054
WSSS_P78476
Subjects
anxiety
cannabidiol
cannabinoids
cannabis
CB1
COMORBIDITY
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Psychiatry
Science & Technology
SOCIAL PHOBIA
SYMPTOMS
tetrahydrocannabinol
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2024-11-01