Therapeutic Delivery of Targeted Nanoparticle Cannabinoid Equivalents
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE206164 | GEO | 2022/10/19
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Primary outcome(s): The type of medicinal cannabis product/s prescribed (including the formulation, prescribed dosage and underlying medical condition) as collected by study-specific questionnaires.
[Collected at baseline, and then monthly for a 12 month period post-enrolment. ];Number of adverse and serious adverse events experienced that are related to medicinal cannabis treatment, including but not limited to, dry mouth, somnolence and gastrointestinal upset, as measured by study-specific questionnaires. These will be captured by clinicians at clinical examinations and also reported by patients on a monthly basis using the safety reporting questionnaire. The safety reporting questionnaires being used are study specific. The clinician AE reporting questionnaire is based on the TGA recommended guidelines for AE reporting which conform to WHO grading and causality definitions. [Patient reported data collected at baseline, and then monthly for a 12 month period post-enrolment.
Clinician reported data collected at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months post-enrolment. ];Change to patient-reported concomitant medications (including opioid use) over the observational period using study-specific questionnaires. [Completed at baseline, and then monthly for 12 months post-enrolment. ]
Study Design: Purpose: Natural history;Duration: Longitudinal;Selection: Defined population;Timing: Prospective
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