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. 2022 Dec 15;12(12):2117. doi: 10.3390/life12122117

Table 2.

Pharmacological efficacy of cannabinoid products tested in clinical trials.

Clinical Trial Number/Year Patients Description Results References
NCT02224560/2018 Adults and children (2–55 years of age, n = 225) with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome Randomized, double-blind trial 14-week study of two dose levels (10 mg/kg/day and 20 mg/kg/day), to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CBD (GWP42003-P) It confirmed a reduction in the number of seizures [59]
NCT02224690/2015 Patients (2-55 years of age) with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (n = 171) GWP42003-P in a single dose of 20 mg/kg/day for 14 weeks The results confirmed the reduction in seizure frequency after administration [60]
NCT02091206/ Children (4–10 years) suffering from Dravet syndrome (n = 34) It was a safety and pharmacokinetic dose-ranging study of Epidiolex (5, 10 and 20 mg/kg/day) with a duration of 21 days Results confirmed that Epidiolex is a safe drug; however, it caused more adverse effects than placebo did [61]
NCT02091375/
2015
Children and adults (2–18 years) with Dravet syndrome (n = 120) Evaluation of the antiepileptic efficacy of GWP42003-P Results confirmed that CBD (20 mg/kg/day/14 weeks) resulted in 43% of the patients experiencing a reduction in seizure frequency of 50% or more. Three of these patients became seizure-free [62]
NCT02700412/
2015
Eighty epileptic subjects between
18 and 99 years
This interventional study evaluated the safety and tolerability of Epidiolex at various doses between 5 and 50 mg/kg/day as an add-on drug for the treatment of drug-resistant debilitating epilepsy Results confirmed Epidiolex seizure reduction in 63.6% of patients after 12 weeks of treatment [63]
NCT02695537/
2015
Children and adults (1–19 years), n = 89 Evaluation of the safety and tolerability of Epidiolex for the treatment of drug-resistant debilitating epilepsy The results confirmed after administration of various doses between 5 and 50 mg/kg/day a seizure reduction of 63.6% after 12 weeks of treatment [63]