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Cannabis-opioid interaction in the treatment of fibromyalgia pain: an open-label, proof of concept study with randomization between treatment groups: cannabis, oxycodone or cannabis/oxycodone combination-the SPIRAL study.

Cornelis Jan van Dam, Monique van Velzen, Cornelis Kramers, Arnt Schellekens, Erik Olofsen, Marieke Niesters, Albert Dahan

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Trial report in Trials, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cornelis Jan van DamTackling and Preventing The Opioid Epidemic (TAPTOE). consortium, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-1528
Monique van VelzenTackling and Preventing The Opioid Epidemic (TAPTOE). consortium, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Cornelis KramersTackling and Preventing The Opioid Epidemic (TAPTOE). consortium, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Arnt SchellekensTackling and Preventing The Opioid Epidemic (TAPTOE). consortium, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7715-5209
Erik OlofsenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Marieke NiestersTackling and Preventing The Opioid Epidemic (TAPTOE). consortium, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Albert DahanTackling and Preventing The Opioid Epidemic (TAPTOE). consortium, Utrecht, the Netherlands. a.dahan@lumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-3945
Leiden University Medical Center · NLNetherlands Institute for Neuroscience · NLRadboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek NWA.1160.18.300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOpioids continue to be widely prescribed for chronic noncancer pain, despite the awareness that opioids provide only short-time pain relief, lead to dose accumulation, have numerous adverse effects, and are difficult to wean. As an alternative, we previously showed advantages of using pharmaceutical-grade cannabis in a population of chronic pain patients with fibromyalgia. It remains unknown whether combining an opioid with pharmaceutical-grade cannabis has advantages, such as fewer side effects from lesser opioid consumption in chronic pain.

methodsTrial design: a single-center, randomized, three-arm, open-label, exploratory trial. Trial population: 60 patients with fibromyalgia according to the 2010 definition of the American College of Rheumatologists.

interventionPatients will be randomized to receive up to 4 daily 5 mg oral oxycodone sustained release (SR) tablet, up to 5 times 150 mg inhaled cannabis (Bediol®, containing 6.3% Δ DISCUSSION: The trial is designed to determine whether self-titration of oxycodone and cannabis will reduce side effects in chronic pain patients with fibromyalgia. TRIAL REGISTRATION {2A AND 2B}: EU trial register 2019-001861-33, URL https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu , on July 17, 2019; World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Research Platform NL7902, URL https://trialsearch.who.int , on July 26, 2019.

Indexed as

CannabisChronic PainFibromyalgiaAnalgesics, OpioidDelayed-Action PreparationsHumansOxycodonePharmaceutical PreparationsProof of Concept StudyRandom AllocationAnalgesics, OpioidDelayed-Action PreparationsOxycodonePharmaceutical PreparationsAdverse effectsCannabisChronic painFibromyalgiaOpioidsPain reliefRandomized controlled trial

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PMID36707893
PMCPMC9880924
OpenAlexW4318319297

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