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Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: Interim Progress and Surveillance Reports [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2020 Dec-.

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Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: Interim Progress and Surveillance Reports [Internet].

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Table 4Characteristics of included randomized controlled trials

CharacteristicTHC/CBDTHCSynthetic THCCBDCBDV
THC to CBD RatioComparableHighHighLowNA - other cannabinoids
SourcePlant-extractedPlant-extractedSyntheticPlant-extractedPlant-extracted
N Studies72911

Risk of Bias

% High, % Moderate, % Low

29%, 57%, 14%0%, 50%, 50%22%, 44%, 33%100% high100% moderate
Total Randomized8822975342934
Age, Mean Years5352506850
Female, %66%89%61%38%3%
% Non-Whitea1.6% (2)1% (1)5.4% (3)NANA
Primary Pain Type (n studies)NPP (6)NPP (1)NPP (6)NPP (1)NPP (1)
Baseline Pain Score, Mean (Range)b6.59 (5.3 to 7.3)8.47 (8.25 to 8.67)6.46 (4 to 8.1)c5.38 (4.67 to 6.14)6.28 (6.12 to 6.44)
Study Duration4 to 15 weeks8 to 12 weeks4 to 47 weeks4 weeks4 weeks

Abbreviations: CBD = cannabidiol; CBDV = cannabidivarin; NA = not applicable; NPP = neuropathic pain; THC = tetrahydrocannabinol.

a

(n) = number of studies reporting this characteristic at baseline.

b

Scores were standardized to a 0 to 10 scale.

c

Weighted mean includes median scores for 1 study (6 vs. 6).

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