Le Lézard
Classified in: Health
Subjects: CHI, TRI

Children with Complex Movement Disorders See Improvement after Treatment with Tikun Olam's Avidekeltm Medical Cannabis Strain, New Study Shows


NEW YORK, June 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Children with Complex Movement Disorders (CMD) see a "significant" improvement after treatment with medical cannabis, a new study using Tikun Olam's high-CBD, low -THC Avidekeltm strain confirms.

Tikun (PRNewsfoto/T.O. Global LLC)

The study, "Medical Cannabis for Pediatric Moderate to Severe Complex Motor Disorders," published last month in the Journal of Child Neurology, followed 25 children with CMD, which includes conditions such as epilepsy and cerebral palsy, over a five-month period. After being treated with Avidekel, Tikun's renowned cannabis strain, most participants reported significant improvement in spasticity and dystonia, sleep difficulties, pain severity, and quality of life.

"Although there were only 25 patients in the study, these results are very promising," says Sid Taubenfeld, CEO of Tikun Olam's pharmaceuticals division TO Pharma.  "More clinical trials are needed in the future comparing cannabis and non-cannabis treatment to substantiate our data."

Treatment options for CMD are severely limited, especially within the pediatric population; some drugs used to treat CMD can cause serious side effects, and some are not even approved for child use. This limited study seems to hold the prospect that medical cannabis can be safely administered to children over at least a five-month period without severe side effects or aggravating existing symptoms. Just as importantly, researchers saw no interaction with any underlying medications, including clonazepam (Klonopin).

About Tikun Olam
Tikun Olam ("repair the world" in Hebrew) is the world's leading cannabis brand and globally recognized as the pioneer of modern medical cannabis. Operating as a commercial venture for over 10 years, Tikun Olam's products have been used since 2010 in ongoing clinical trials in Israel's regulated medical cannabis market, treating over 20,000 patients for a variety of symptoms of medical conditions such as Cancer, PTSD, AIDS, epilepsy, Crohn's Disease/Colitis, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, chronic pain and neuropathy. Through this access to patients, medical personnel and data collection, Tikun Olam has developed multiple proprietary strains, including the first-ever, high-CBD, "high-less" strain Avidekeltm, its popular high-THC strain Alaskatm, and its "one-to-one" CBD/THC strain Midnighttm. Tikun Olam's U.S. operations, established in 2015 as T.O. Global LLC, is a joint venture with Tikun Olam Ltd. (Israel). Tikun Olam also operates similar partnerships in Canada (TSX: LEAF) and Australia, all in support of its global mission to educate the traditional medical community and its patients on the applications of cannabis as a scientifically-proven wellness product. Visit www.tikunolamusa.com, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

CONTACTS:

T.O. Global LLC/ Tikuntm
Chief Marketing Officer
Stephen Gardner
[email protected]

Media Relations
Type A Media
Tracey Henry / Brenda Loughery
[email protected] 
[email protected]

SOURCE Tikun Olam


These press releases may also interest you

at 04:28
GymNation, the homegrown UAE fitness brand, has today announced that due to unprecedented growth, it is reaching capacity across its 12 UAE gym locations and diversifying into a new market, brewing up a storm with the launch of its first-ever branded...

at 04:00
Cancer spreads from its primary tumor to other parts of the body via blood or the lymphatic system in a process termed 'metastasis'. This usually represents an advanced stage in the disease's progression and tends to be fatal. Therefore, preventing...

at 03:30
Vicore Pharma Holding (STO:VICO)Sessions at ATS to include an oral late-breaking presentation of the final results from the Phase 2a AIR trial of buloxibutid (C21) in IPFAdditional presentations include preclinical and translational data reflecting...

at 03:13
Orexo's Annual and Sustainability Report for 2023 has been published and can be downloaded at, www.orexo.com. The Swedish version of the Report is also available on the company's website in European Single Electronic Format (ESEF). A PDF version is...

at 03:05
Surge has just closed its second round of funding, raising ?7.5 million. The round was led by Eurazeo with the participation of Kima, Teampact, and MH Innov', as well as the support of historical funds Boutique Venture, HCVC, and 50 Partners Santé....

at 03:00
CSL Vifor is pleased that its partner Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vafseo (vadadustat) tablets for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults who...



News published on and distributed by: