Comparison of Efficacy of Intravenous Paracetamol and Dexketoprofen for Acute Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Pain

Summary

* Currently, paracetamol and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs are widely used by emergency physicians in Turkey for the treatment of patients with acute non traumatic musculoskeletal pain. * The objective of the study is compare the efficacy of intravenous dexketoprofen with paracetamol in the treatment of acute non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain.

Timeline

Start

2015-08

Primary completion

2016-09

Completion

2016-09

Publications

• Demirozogul E, Yilmaz A, Ozen M, Turkcuer I, Seyit M, Arikan C. Intravenous dexketoprofen versus paracetamol in non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain in the emergency department: A randomized clinical trial. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Dec;37(12):2136-2142. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.01.040. Epub 2019 Feb 4.

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Indications