The safety, tolerability and effectiveness of medicinal cannabis for endometriosis: Understanding current and future use through focus groups across Australia and New Zealand
  • Description

    A total of 6 online focus groups were run between 18th June and 21st July 2021, comprising a total of 37 participants aged between 18-55 years across Australia and New Zealand. Inclusion criteria was that participants were currently residing in Australia or New Zealand, aged between 18-55 years and had been told by their physician that they have a diagnosis of endometriosis. These focus groups sought to explore the drivers and barriers for use of medicinal cannabis in endometriosis with both cannabis consumers and non-consumers, and secondly, to investigate concerns about acceptability and feasibility of medicinal cannabis as a potential treatment option for endometriosis pain and symptoms. Focus groups were recorded across the three age groups for each nationality and analysed using a qualitative descriptive approach and content analysis. Data from these focus groups is being used to co-design a clinical trial investigating medicinal cannabis for the pain and associated symptoms of endometriosis. This study was approved in December 2020 (Approval #H14115) by the Western Sydney University Human Research Ethics Committee.


    • Data publication title The safety, tolerability and effectiveness of medicinal cannabis for endometriosis: Understanding current and future use through focus groups across Australia and New Zealand
    • Description

      A total of 6 online focus groups were run between 18th June and 21st July 2021, comprising a total of 37 participants aged between 18-55 years across Australia and New Zealand. Inclusion criteria was that participants were currently residing in Australia or New Zealand, aged between 18-55 years and had been told by their physician that they have a diagnosis of endometriosis. These focus groups sought to explore the drivers and barriers for use of medicinal cannabis in endometriosis with both cannabis consumers and non-consumers, and secondly, to investigate concerns about acceptability and feasibility of medicinal cannabis as a potential treatment option for endometriosis pain and symptoms. Focus groups were recorded across the three age groups for each nationality and analysed using a qualitative descriptive approach and content analysis. Data from these focus groups is being used to co-design a clinical trial investigating medicinal cannabis for the pain and associated symptoms of endometriosis. This study was approved in December 2020 (Approval #H14115) by the Western Sydney University Human Research Ethics Committee.


    • Data type dataset
    • Keywords
      • Cannabis
      • Medicinal cannabis
      • Endometriosis
      • focus groups
      • Australia and New Zealand
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    • FoR codes
      • 42 - HEALTH SCIENCES
      SEO codes
      • 20 - HEALTH
      • 28 - EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE
      Temporal (time) coverage
    • Start date 2021/06/18
    • End date 2021/07/21
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    • Locations
      • Australia
      • New Zealand
      Data Locations

      Type Location Notes
      The Data Manager is: Justin Sinclair
      Access conditions Open
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      The data will be licensed under CC BY: Attribution 3.0 AU
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    • Statement of rights in data Copyright Western Sydney University
      Citation Sinclair, Justin; Armour, Mike (2022): The safety, tolerability and effectiveness of medicinal cannabis for endometriosis: Understanding current and future use through focus groups across Australia and New Zealand. Western Sydney University. https://doi.org/10.26183/m4q0-1q59