A pilot (real-life) randomised clinical evaluation of a pain-relieving foam dressing: (Ibuprofen-foam versus local best practice)

International Wound Journal

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages 16-23

  Sibbald, R Gary ^a,b   Coutts, Patricia ^c   Fierheller, Marjorie ^c,d   Woo, Kevin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Toronto Wound Healing Clinics   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial; Biatain Ibu; Chronic wound pain; Dressing change pain; Persistent wound pain; Post marketing study; Pyroderma gangrenosum; Vasculitis; Venous

Indexed keywords

CADEXOMER IODINE; IBUPROFEN; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RELEASE; EXUDATE; FOAM DRESSING; GAUZE DRESSING; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG PAIN; LEG ULCER; LOW DRUG DOSE; NUMERIC BOX SCALE; OPEN STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SKIN INFECTION; STUDENT T TEST; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND DRESSING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; LEG ULCER; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047194036     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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