Study register · detail
No direction reported
GRADE
Moderate
Samplen = 6 Pat.
DesignOpen-Label Pilot-Studie
Cannabinoidthc
Max. dose2.5 mg
Routeoral
Summary
Open-label pilot study (n=6) on dronabinol 2,5 mg/day over 2 weeks for nocturnal agitation in severe dementia (5 Alzheimer's, 1 vascular dementia). Reduction in nocturnal motor activity (p=0,028). Improvement in NPI total score (p=0,027) as well as in subscores for agitation, aberrant motor behavior and nighttime behavior (p<0,05). No side effects observed.
P
PopulationPatients with severe dementia and nocturnal agitation, n=6 (5 Alzheimer's dementia, 1 vascular dementia)
I
InterventionDronabinol (Delta-9-THC) 2,5 mg daily orally over 2 weeks
O
OutcomeReduction in nocturnal motor activity (actigraphy) vs. baseline (p=0,028); improvement in NPI total score (p=0,027) as well as subscales for agitation, aberrant motor behavior and nighttime behavior (p<0,05); no side effects
Confidence in the evidence
Moderate
The third of four GRADE levels, the effect estimate is probably reliable.
Downgraded for
Imprecision
Quality profile
Sample size
★★★★★
Blinding
—
Effect size
—
Citations / year
—
Authors
Share
The impediment to action advances action.