Comparative Study of Loxoprofen Sodium Transdermal Patch and Loxonin® Tablets for the Treatment of Acute Trauma

Summary

This study evaluates the non-inferiority of the new transdermal patch dosage form containing loxoprofen sodium (100 mg - Daiichi-Sankyo) in comparison with oral Loxonin® (60 mg tablet - Daiichi-Sankyo) for the treatment of acute traumatic injuries.

Timeline

Start

2015-10

Primary completion

2016-12

Completion

2016-12

Publications

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• Results Classification of chronic pain. Descriptions of chronic pain syndromes and definitions of pain terms. Prepared by the International Association for the Study of Pain, Subcommittee on Taxonomy. Pain Suppl. 1986;3:S1-226. No abstract available.
• Results Carr DB, Goudas LC. Acute pain. Lancet. 1999 Jun 12;353(9169):2051-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)03313-9.
• Results Stanos SP. Topical agents for the management of musculoskeletal pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Mar;33(3):342-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.11.005.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.