Compare the clinical efficacy of oral gabapentin and naproxen on the severity of bone and joint pain in brucellosis patients
- Conditions
- Brucellosis.Brucellosis, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT20171124037609N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 86
Definitive diagnosis of brucellosis
There is no history of systemic disease (such as diabetes or thyroid disease), vascular diseases, coagulation problems (eg hemophilia), history of gastrointestinal bleeding and structural disorders (scoliosis and spondylolisthesis, etc.)
No neurological symptoms such as SLR and Cross-SLR, decreased tendin reflexes and decreased sensation in examination
Age range 15 to 65 years
Complaint of severe and Fairly intense bone and joint pain
Desire and satisfaction to enter the study
Corticosteroid injections in the lumbar region or other areas of the body within 3 months before and during the study
Dissatisfaction to continue treatment
Those who use drugs
A history of back pain or repetitive back pain is more than 4 times a year
Taking multiple medications for other illnesses (such as hypnotics, anti-leptic, relaxants)
Severe hypersensitivity to any of the two drugs, gabapentin and naproxen
Dissatisfaction with cooperation and participation in the project
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intensity of pain. Timepoint: On the third, fifth and seventh day after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method