The Israeli Minister of Health has approved SciSparc’s phase IIa clinical trial of a drug known as SCI-110, aimed at improving the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and reducing agitation.
The drug is a combination therapy of Dronabinol and CannAmide. This combination has been shown to boost the efficacy of the Dronabinol cannabinoid and reduce the doses needed.
This trial is an open-label assessment of the safety and efficacy of the SCI-110 treatment in reducing agitation and other behavioral disturbances associated with Alzheimer’s disease progression.
The SciSparch chief technologies officer, Dr. Adi Zuloff-Shani described their belief that incorporating cannabis products, namely THC components, may help to alleviate some of the psychological and behavioral symptoms of dementia related issues such as agitation and anxiety.
Earlier on the blog we overviewed the way Alzheimer’s affects people, and the way symptoms such as confusion, frustration, and even psychosis and insomnia can disrupt people’s lives. These effects are typically mitigated with generic anti-psychosis medications, which tend to carry unfavorable benefit-risk ratios.
This treatment could be a promising and less disruptive alternative. The drug is also in development as a potential treatment to reduce similar agitation and anxiety in people with Tourette’s syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea.
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