Cannabidiol 133mg + Cannabigerol 66mg + Tetrahydrocannabinol 4mg vs Placebo as Adjuvant Treatment in Chronic Migraine - (CAMTREA)
Chronic Migraine, Headache, Overuse Headache Medication
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Migraine, Headache
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients of both sexes, 25 to 65 years old, with chronic migraine according to IHS Classification System, 3rd edition
- Undergoing preventive treatment in a stable dose of the preventive medication for at least 2 months, who have not used cannabidiol to treat migraine.
- At least 5 days of migraine/migraine like attacks in the baseline period (4 weeks)
- As preventive drugs propranolol, topiramate, valproic acid/sodium valproate, flunarizine, amitriptyline, nortriptyline will be allowed. Patients whose preventive treatment for migraine is Botulinum Toxin Type A may participate in the study as long as the toxin application interval used is 4 months (duration of medication or placebo use) and who have already received treatment with toxin at least 2 times.
- If acute treatment is necessary, patients may use the medications as previously advised by the physician accompanying them, and may use common, combined painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, triptans, triptans combined with anti-inflammatory drugs, opioid analgesics.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with active liver disease
- pregnancy and/or women who intend to become pregnant or who do not make adequate use of contraceptive therapy/methods
- breastfeeding women
- use of cannabis during the study, whether with therapeutic or recreational intentions
- patients who are without preventive treatment or who have undergone a dose change in preventive migraine treatment less than two months before V1 .
- Patients whose exclusive treatment for chronic migraine is Botulinum Toxin Type A at intervals of less than 4 months.
- History of substance abuse or addiction, use of medical cannabis or products with CBD or THC in the last 30 days, history of allergy to CBD or related products
- elevated transaminases > 3x the normal value
- substance abusers
- patients using substances that are potent enzyme inducers, such as rifampicin, ketoconazole, theophylline, carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital and St. John's wort. -
- Patients using anticoagulants.
Sites / Locations
- Centro de Pesquisa Clinica Hospital Israelita Albert EinsteinRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
Cannabidiol + Cannabigerol + Tetrahydrocannabinol 133/66/4mg
Placebo
Cannabidiol + Cannabigerol + Tetrahydrocannabinol in the maximum dosage of 133/66/4mg, divided in 2 doses of 66.5/33/2mg a day for 12 weeks. Each drop contain CBD/CBG/THC 1.66/0.8/0.05 mg, and medication will be titrated up as follow: day 1 to day 3 - 10 drops twice a day day 4 to day 6 - 20 drrops twice a day day 7 to day 9 - 30 drops twice a day from day 10 to the end of the study 40 drops twice a day
Placebo capsules will be titrated up as follow: day 1 to day 3 - 10 drops twice a day day 4 to day 6 - 20 drops twice a day day 7 to day 9 - 30 drops twice a day from day 10 to the end of the study 40 drops twice a day