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