Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis Neuropathic Pain
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 66
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
To investigate the ability of Sativex to relieve central neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis subjects.

Detailed description:
Multiple sclerosis subjects with a clinical diagnosis of central neuropathic pain entered a seven to ten day baseline period, followed by a four week double blind, randomised, parallel group comparison of Sativex, with placebo. The study medication was self-titrated to symptom resolution or maximum tolerated or allowed dose. Visits occurred at the end of weeks one and four (end of the study) or earlier if they withdrew. A follow-up visit occurred 30 - 40 days after completion or withdrawal.

Arms:
arm 1: Placebo control. arm 2: Active treatment.

Interventions: intervention 1: Placebo intervention 2: Sativex
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Contained peppermint oil, 0.05% (v/v), quinoline yellow, 0.005% (w/v), sunset yellow, 0.0025% (w/v), in ethanol:propylene glycol (50:50) excipient. Each actuation delivered 100 μl. The maximum permitted dose of study medication was eight actuations in any three hour period, and 48 actuations in any 24 hour period. intervention 2: Contained delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), (25 mg/ml):cannabidiol (CBD), (25 mg/ml) as extract of Cannabis sativa L., with peppermint oil, 0.05% (v/v), in ethanol:propylene glycol (50:50) excipient. Each actuation delivered 100 μl (THC 2.5 mg and CBD 2.5 mg). The maximum permitted dose of study medication was eight actuations in any three hour period, and 48 actuations in any 24 hour period.

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