Regular vs Intermittent Dose Ibuprofen for the Treatment of Ankle Sprains in Children
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Ankle sprains are common in children, and optimal pain management has not been determined.
We hypothesize that children age 7-17 years of age with acute ankle sprain randomized to
receive regular dose ibuprofen will show a greater improvement in degree of
pain,disability,swelling and tenderness four days following injury as compared to children
who take ibuprofen only intermittently for pain relief during the same time period.