2021
A Phase-2 Pilot Study of a Therapeutic Combination of Δ9-Tetrahydracannabinol and Palmitoylethanolamide for Adults With Tourette’s Syndrome
Bloch MH, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Johnson JA, Leckman JF. A Phase-2 Pilot Study of a Therapeutic Combination of Δ9-Tetrahydracannabinol and Palmitoylethanolamide for Adults With Tourette’s Syndrome. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 2021, 33: 328-336. PMID: 34340527, DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19080178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeTic symptomsUncontrolled trialsYale Global Tic Severity Scale-Total Tic ScoreDouble-blind placebo-controlled trialAvailable evidence-based treatmentsPhase 2 pilot studyExtension phasePlacebo-controlled trialRefractory Tourette syndromeTotal tic scoreEffective pharmacological treatmentCannabis-derived compoundsEvidence-based treatmentsTHC dosingSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeComorbid conditionsPharmacological treatmentTic scoreYGTSS scoresTherapeutic combinationsSide effectsTrial designSyndrome
2019
N-Acetylcysteine for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Small Pilot Study
Li F, Welling MC, Johnson JA, Coughlin C, Mulqueen J, Jakubovski E, Coury S, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Bloch MH. N-Acetylcysteine for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Small Pilot Study. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2019, 30: 32-37. PMID: 31800306, PMCID: PMC7133418, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2019.0041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCY-BOCS total scoreN-acetylcysteineYale-Brown ObsessiveTotal scorePlacebo groupNAC groupStudy populationBenefit of NACPlacebo-controlled clinical trialSymptom severityEffect of NACMild adverse eventsOCD symptom severityLarger study populationPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderSmall pilot studyChildren's Yale-Brown ObsessiveStudy medicationAdverse eventsPrimary outcomeGlutamate dysfunctionObsessive-compulsive disorderWeek 12Future trialsNAC treatment