Table 5. Characteristics of studies evaluating the impacts of cannabis use in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
Number of studies | Designs | Primary studies | |
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Cannabis use type | Funding | ||
18 | Systematic review: 9 [32, 36–38, 47, 49, 51, 53, 58] | Medical, overseen by physician: 9 [60, 72, 86–89, 148, 156, 158] | Non-industry: 5 [60, 72, 86–88] |
RCTs: 6 [60, 72, 86–89] | Mixed (industry and non-industry): 1 [89] | ||
Non-randomized trial: 2 [148, 156] | Not reported: 3 [148, 156, 158] | ||
Retrospective cohort: 1 [158] |