Overview

Comparison of Ketoprofen Gel to Placebo in Mechanical Low Back Pain

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2016-01-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Mechanical low back pain is one most important emergency department presentations of patients seeking pain relief. Although parenteral pain killers such as opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflamatuar drugs and paracetamol are used commonly in these patients, application of analgesics in gel forms might be an reasonable alternative to these drugs with fewer adverse effects.
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Akdeniz University
Collaborators:
Celal Bayar University
Kocatepe University
Pamukkale University
Treatments:
Ketoprofen
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Mechanical low back pain

Exclusion Criteria:

- Under 18 years old

- Over 65 years old

- Pain less than 40 mm in visual analogue scale

- Allergy to the study drug

- Drug or alcohol addiction

- Pregnancy and lactation