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Table 1 Characteristics of Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs)

From: Effect of cannabinoids on glutamate levels in the human brain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Article

Study Design

Intervention

Dose

Population

Sample Size

Duration of Treatment (Tx)

Frequency of Tx

Delivery of Tx

Bloomfield et al. 2021

COT

THC cap

15 mg

Healthy volunteers

(mean age:23.5)

40

1 day

once

po

Colizzi et al. 2020

COT

THC IV

1.19 mg

Healthy volunteers

(mean age: 24.4)

32

1 day

once

IV

Davies et al. 2023

RCT

CBD cap

600 mg

Clinical high risk for psychosis patients

28

1 day

once

po

Mason et al. 2019

COT

THC vapor

300ug/kg

Occasional cannabis users

(mean age: 21.8)

40

1 day

One full dose or divided in 3 successive doses

Inh

O’neill et al. 2021

COT

CBD cap

600 mg

Psychotic patients

(mean age: 27.73)

30

1 day

once

po

Pretzsch et al. 2019a

COT

CBD liq

600 mg

ASD patients

(mean ag 29.99)

34

1 day

once

po

Pretzsch et al. 2019b

COT

CBDV liq

600 mg

ASD patients (mean age: 29.88)

34

1 day

once

po

Solowij et al. 2015

COT

THC vapor

6 mg

Human

Volunteers (mean age: 21.3)

30

1 day

once

Inh

CBD vapor

200 mg

Van boxel et al. 2023

RCT

CBD cap

600 mg

Recent -onset Schizophrenic patients

30

28 days

daily

po