Official Title
Phase II Clinical Trial, Use of KL16-012 in Women With Fibromyalgia Refractary to Conventional Treatment.
Phase
Phase 2Lead Sponsor
Knop LaboratoriosStudy Type
InterventionalStatus
Unknown statusIndication/Condition
Fibromyalgia CannabisIntervention/Treatment
KL16-012 [tetrahydrocannabinol (75081), cannabidiol (26870)] ...Study Participants
44A double blind randomized placebo controlled trial in 44 women with fibromyalgia and persistent symptoms in spite of use of conventional pharmacotherapy, will be performed in the city of Valparaiso. Patients will be randomized to either placebo or active principle and be followed for 3 months. Assesment of efficacy and safety will be done by measurement of changes in their Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) score, Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score, pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, plasma cytokine levels and detection of adverse effects.
The active principle will be a standardized extract of cannabis sativa containing 1 milligram of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and 0.45 milligrams cannabidiol (CBD) per drop.
Standardized cannabis sativa extract of THC and CBD, with each drop containing 1 mg of THC and 0.45 mg of CBD
Placebo
Patients will use a liquid standardized extract of cannabis sativa. Each drop will contain 1 mg of THC and 0.45 mg of CBD. Administration will be sublingual, while dosing will begin at 3 drops per day and be escalated to 15 drops per day by week 5 according to an escalation chart.
Patients will use a liquid placebo identical to the active principle in both appearance and taste.
Inclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of fibromyalgia based on ACR 2010 criteria FIQ > 39 (refractary symptoms) Previous use of at least 2 conventional pharmacotherapies Exclusion Criteria: History of substance use disorder History of major psychiatric or cardiovascular diseases Pregnancy Urine THC (+)