Patient-Reported Symptom Relief Following Medical Cannabis Consumption.

ABSTRACT: Background: The Releaf App^TM mobile software application (app) data was used to measure self-reported effectiveness and side effects of medical cannabis used under naturalistic conditions. Methods: Between 5/03/2016 and 12/16/2017, 2,830 Releaf App^TM users completed 13,638 individual sessions self-administering medical cannabis and indicated their primary health symptom severity rating on an 11-point (0-10) visual analog scale in real-time prior to and following cannabis consumption, along with experienced side effects. Results: Releaf App^TM responders used cannabis to treat myriad health symptoms, the most frequent relating to pain, anxiety, and depressive conditions. Significant symptom severity reductions were reported for all the sy

SUBMITTER: Stith SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6121171 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature