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. 2024 Oct 28;19(1):20241075. doi: 10.1515/med-2024-1075

Table 1.

Studies with CBD addressing motor symptoms in PD

Symptom Design Sample size Duration Primary outcome Application form Dosage Outcome References
Motor symptoms Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover study 17 2 × 4 weeks, 2 weeks wash-out phase UPDRS Orally 2.5 mg THC + 1.25 mg CBD (Cannador) or placebo No positive effect compared with placebo Carroll et al. [89]
Open-label pilot 6 4 weeks UPDRS total Orally 150–400 mg/day CBD or Placebo CBD did not worsen the motor function and decreased the total scores of UPDRS Zuardi et al. [165]
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study 21 6 weeks UPDRS total Orally 1. Group: CBD 75 mg/day UPDRS unchanged Chagas et al. [60]
2. Group: CBD 300 mg/day
3. Placebo group
Phase II/III, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial 33 14 weeks UPDRS Orally 75 or 300 mg/day CBD or placebo No significant difference between groups de Almeida et al. [86]