Pain medicine

Psilocybin and chronic neuropathic pain: a systematic review

Reg Anesth Pain MedPublished Systematic review

Authors' conclusion

The current research shows potential for psilocybin as a treatment option for chronic pain relief.

Study context

Population
Patients with chronic pain28 studies
Outcome
Impact of psilocybin on chronic pain relief (dosing protocols, treated conditions, patient outcomes)
Methodological detailsMASTER scale risk of bias, GRADE, Search of PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE up to January 2024
  • MASTER scale risk of bias
  • GRADE
  • Search of PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE up to January 2024

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Studies of low or very low quality

76.2%

Original publication

Psilocybin and chronic neuropathic pain: a systematic review. Reg Anesth Pain Med. Published 5 August 2024. doi:10.1136/rapm-2024-105532

Composed by AI from the published abstract and checked against it. How Briefs are made →

Get them every week

New studies on this topic in My Week and in your Monday e-mail.

We e-mail you a sign-in link and a code. No password, no spam.