Evidence map›Paper›PMID 15156287›Full record

ReviewDer Nervenarzt2004

[Cannabinoids in multiple sclerosis. Opportunity or hazard?].

Oliver Neuhaus, Bernd C Kieseier, Ansgar Klimke, Wolfgang Gaebel, Reinhard Hohlfeld, Hans-Peter Hartung

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Review in Der Nervenarzt, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Oliver NeuhausNeurologische Klinik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf. oliver.neuhaus@uni-duesseldorf.de
Bernd C Kieseier
Ansgar Klimke
Wolfgang Gaebel
Reinhard Hohlfeld
Hans-Peter Hartung
Max Planck Innovation · DEMax Planck Society · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Based on patient reports, animal data, and in vitro experiments, evidence has emerged indicating a positive effect of cannabinoids as symptomatic treatment of spasticity and pain in multiple sclerosis. The recently published CAMS study was the first multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled phase III trial to examine the efficacy of cannabinoids on symptoms related to MS. There was no treatment effect of cannabinoids on the primary outcome measure, a difference in the reduction of spasticity as assessed by the so-called Ashworth score. In contrast, significant effects on patient-reported spasticity and pain were documented. A major problem of the study was a high degree of patient unmasking in the active treatment group. In this review, the results of the CAMS study are discussed in the context of previous trials, the putative mechanism of action of cannabinoids and their adverse event profile.

Indexed as

AnimalsCannabinoidsEvidence-Based MedicineHumansMultiple SclerosisMuscle SpasticityPainRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeCannabinoids

Identifiers

PMID15156287
OpenAlexW169620829

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Registered trials

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