Dementia
Study register · detail Open-Label Pilot-Studie · Dementia · 2006

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol for nighttime agitation in severe dementia

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.

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PopulationPatients with severe dementia and nocturnal agitation, n=6 (5 Alzheimer's dementia, 1 vascular dementia)
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InterventionDronabinol (Delta-9-THC) 2,5 mg daily orally over 2 weeks
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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.

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Authors
Walther S, Mahlberg R, Eichmann U et al.
DOI 10.1007/s00213-006-0343-1
Design: Open-Label Pilot-Studie
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