Regular vs Intermittent Dose Ibuprofen for the Treatment of Ankle Sprains in Children

Completed 100 enrolled London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

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.

Timeline

Start: 2010-02
Primary completion: 2016-06
Completion: 2016-06

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Ibuprofen	Small molecule	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.