IV Paracetamol, Dexketoprofen or Morphine for the Treatment of Low Back Pain

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

Summary

This randomized, controlled trial evaluates the analgesic efficacy and safety of intravenous single-dose paracetamol, dexketoprofen and morphine for the treatment of low back pain.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Pamukkale University
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Dexketoprofen trometamol; Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults (aged 16 to 55 years) with acute low back pain were eligible for inclusion in the study- -

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion criteria included known allergy or contraindication to morphine, paracetamol,dexketoprofen or any opioid analgesic

• Hemodynamic instability

• Fever (temperature >38°C [100.4°F])

• Evidence of peritoneal inflammation

• Documented or suspected pregnancy

• Known or suspected aortic dissection or aneurysm, lombar disc hernia

• Use of any analgesic within 6 hours of ED presentation

• Previous study enrollment.

• Patients with known renal, pulmonary, cardiac, or hepatic failure, as well as those with renal transplantation, were also excluded.