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PLOS ONE
卷 16, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246871
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- Tikun Olam, Israel
This study found that short-term treatment with THC-rich cannabis can induce clinical remission and improve quality of life in patients with mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis, but does not significantly improve inflammatory markers.
Background Cannabis is often used by patients with ulcerative colitis, but controlled studies are few. We aimed to assess the effect of cannabis in improving clinical and inflammatory outcomes in ulcerative colitis patients. Methods In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, patients received either cigarettes containing 0.5 g of dried cannabis flowers with80mgTetrahydrocannabinol (THC)or placebo cigarettes for 8 weeks. Parameters of disease including Lichtiger disease activity index, C reactive protein (CRP), calprotectin, Mayo endoscopic score and quality of life (QOL) were assessed before, during and after treatment. Results The study included 32 patients. Mean age was 30 years, 14 (43%) females. Lichtiger index improved in the cannabis group from 10.9 (IQR 9-14) to5 (IQR 1-7), (p<0.000), and in the placebo group from 11 (IQR 9-13) to 8 (IQR 7-10)(p = 0.15, p between groups 0.001). QOL improved in the cannabis group from 77 +/- 4 to 98 +/- 20 (p = 0.000) but not in the placebo group (78 +/- 3 at week 0 and 78 +/- 17 at week 8;p = 0.459; p between groups 0.007). Mayo endoscopic score changed in the cannabis group from 2.13 +/- 1 to 1.25 +/- 2 (p = 0.015) and in the placebo group from 2.15 +/- 1to 1.69 +/- 1 (p = 0.367, p between groups 0.17). Conclusion Short term treatment with THC rich cannabis induced clinical remission and improved quality of life in patients with mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis. However, these beneficial clinical effects were not associated with significant anti-inflammatory improvement in the Mayo endoscopic score or laboratory markers for inflammation.(clinicaltrials.gov NCT01040910).
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