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. 2022 Dec 14;36(1):18–23. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000891856.08360.61

Table 1.

CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS SKIN ULCERS AND THEIR RESPONSE TO CBD COMPARED WITH A CONTROL GROUP

Characteristics CBD Group Control Group
Patients
 Sex, n (%)
  Female 22 (88) 18 (90)
  Male 3 (12) 2 (10)
 Age, mean (SD), y 53.0 (14.6) 57.3 (13.2)
 Disease duration, mean (SD), y 10.6 (5.2) 14.3 (8.6)
 Cutaneous subset, n
  Limited 18 17
  Diffuse 7 3
Treatment, n (%)
 Systemic standard therapies 25 (100) 20 (100)
 Local standard therapies 25 (100) 20 (100)
 Local CBD treatments 25 (100) 0 (0)
 CBD oral administration oil 25 (100) 0 (0)
Pain VAS (0–100), mean (SD)
 Baseline 8.40 (0.8) 8.44 (0.77)
 End of follow-up (T1)a 6.00 (0.82) 7.88 (0.73)
Hours of sleep, mean (SD)
 Baseline 2.56 (1.28) 2.65 (1.16)
 End of follow-up (T1)a 5.67 (0.85) 3.25 (1.34)
HAQ-DI (0–;3), mean (SD)
 Baseline 2.19 (0.67) 2.24 (0.26)
 End of follow-up (T1) 1.61 (0.41) 2.19 (0.62)
Additional analgesic therapy, n (%)
 Baseline
 End of follow-up (T1) 12 (48) 20 (100)
Skin ulcer evolution, n (%)
 Healing 18 (72) 6 (30)
Adherence to CBD protocol, n (%) 25 (100) N/A
Local adverse effects of CBD, n (%)
 Severe adverse events 0 (0) N/A
 Mild adverse effects (itch, perilesional erythema) 7 (28) N/A

aP = .0001

Abbreviations: CBD, cannabidiol; HAQ-DI, Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index; N/A, not applicable; VAS, visual analog scale.