Effect | None |
Values | mg/dL Mean and standard deviation. Placebo: before 2.6 ± 2.5, after 1.7 ± 0.7. Intervention: before 1.44 ± 2, after 0.99 ± 0.9. |
Trial Design | Randomized trial |
Trial Length | 1-6 months |
Number of Subjects | 21 |
Sex | Both Genders |
In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 21 participants with Crohn's disease smoked cannabis cigarettes containing 115 mg of THC or placebo with THC removed for 8 weeks.
The primary outcome was remission of Crohn's disease, defined as a Crohn's Disease Activity Index score of 150 or less, and 5 participants in the cannabis group and 1 in the placebo group achieved remission, though this wasn't statistically significant. The overall score was notably lower after 2 and 8 weeks. l count, or c-reactive protein, There wasn't a statistically significant change in hemoglobin, hematocrit, white blood cell count.