Ketoprofen Gel vs Placebo in Low Back Pain
- Registration Number
- NCT02491879
- Lead Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
- Brief Summary
This study aimed to analyse the analgesic effect of ketoprofen gel in patients presented with mechanical low-back pain to the emergency department.
- Detailed Description
Mechanical low-back pain which warrants immediate pain relief is not an infrequent symptom for emergency department physicians to deal with. Parenteral analgesic is the most common drugs for the these patients in emergency department. However, pain killers in gel forms have not been studied sufficiently for ceasing the pain of these patients. This study aimed to analyse the analgesic effect of ketoprofen gel in patients presented with mechanical low-back pain to the emergency department.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients over 18 and lower 65 years old
- Patients presented with mechanical low-back pain
Exclusion Criteria
- Pain more than 24 hours
- Pain lower than with a pain score of 40 mm
- Allergy to ketoprofen
- Drug or alcohol addiction
- pregnancy and breast feeding
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Placebo Placebo Placebo form of ketoprofen gel Ketoprofen Ketoprofen Ketoprofen gel
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual Analogue Scale 30 minutes Pain reduce will be measured by visual analogue scale score at 30 minutes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adverse outcome 30 minutes
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Pamukkale University
🇹🇷Denizli, Turkey