Title

Ketoprofen Gel vs Placebo in Low Back Pain
Ketoprofen Gel vs Placebo in Patients Presented With Low-back Pain to Emergency Department: A Ranodmized Controlled Trial
  • Phase

    Phase 4
  • Study Type

    Interventional
  • Status

    Unknown status
  • Intervention/Treatment

    ketoprofen ...
  • Study Participants

    100
This study aimed to analyse the analgesic effect of ketoprofen gel in patients presented with mechanical low-back pain to the emergency department.
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.
Study Started
Jun 30
2015
Primary Completion
Jan 31
2016
Anticipated
Study Completion
Jan 31
2016
Anticipated
Last Update
Dec 03
2015
Estimate

Drug Ketoprofen

2.5% Ketoprofen gel with a 2 g local use

  • Other names: Fastjel

Other Placebo

Placebo gel with a 2 g local use

  • Other names: normal saline

Ketoprofen Experimental

Ketoprofen gel

Placebo Placebo Comparator

Placebo form of ketoprofen gel

Criteria

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
No Results Posted