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Medical Cannabis Against Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: a Mixed Methods Study.

Lead Sponsor:

CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval

Collaborating Sponsors:

McGill University

Université de Sherbrooke

Conditions:

Musculoskeletal Pain

Cannabis Use

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Despite many pharmaceutical options, there are no optimal treatments for Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). Although many Canadians use medical cannabis (MC; legally authorized) to relieve their pain...

Detailed Description

Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is very frequent among Canadians. Pharmacological treatment options for CMP are limited, and some of them (e.g. opioids) have important adverse effects if taken for ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria patients (N=30):
  • 18 years old or older
  • Able to consent
  • Understand and speak French to be autonomous during the interview
  • Have chronic musculoskeletal pain (at least for the last 3 months)
  • OPTIONAL: have used medical cannabis against chronic musculoskeletal pain (for 10/30 recruited patients)
  • Inclusion Criteria physicians (N=15):
  • Hold a right to practice medicine in Canada
  • Practice medicine at the time of the research project
  • Understand and speak French to be autonomous during the interview
  • Follow patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain
  • OPTIONAL: Prescribe or have prescribed medical cannabis for chronic musculoskeletal pain (only for 5/15 recruited family physicians)
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • There is no specific exclusion criteria. Participants who do not meet the inclusion criteria will be excluded from the study.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 21 2020

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    July 31 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    45 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05210660

    Start Date

    January 21 2020

    End Date

    July 31 2022

    Last Update

    February 10 2022

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    Hôpital du St-Sacrement

    Québec, Canada, G1S 4L8