Ibuprofen Versus Acetaminophen vs Their Combination in the Relief of Musculoskeletal Pain in the Emergency Setting

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen, is more effective than either single agent alone in treating pain from acute musculoskeletal injuries in the emergency department.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Stony Brook University
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Ibuprofen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients who presented to the emergency department with pain (a verbal numeric pain score greater than 0 on a scale of 0 to 10 from none to greatest) secondary to an acute musculoskeletal injury of less than 24 hours of duration when one of the study investigators was present were eligible for enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who had taken an opioid containing analgesic as well as those with a prior history of allergy or contraindications to ibuprofen or acetaminophen.