Topical benzydamine cream and the relief of pressure pain

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 520-524

  Prentice, Wendy M ^a,d   Roth, L J ^b   Kelly, P ^c  

^a Marie Curie Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Teesside Hospice Care Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory agents; Decubitus ulcer; Pain measurement; Palliative care; Topical

Indexed keywords

BENZYDAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DECUBITUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BENZYDAMINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 4644292778     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm926oa     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Hatcliffe S, Dawe R. Monitoring pressure sores in a palliative care setting. Int J Palliat Nurs 1996; 2: 182-86.
2. Walding M. Skin treatment: hospice, pressure sores. Nurs Times 1994; 90: 78-82.
3. Twillman RK, Long TD, Cathers TA, Mueller DW. Treatment of painful skin ulcers with topical opioids. J Pain Symptom Manage 1999; 17: 288-92.
4. Jepson BA. Relieving the pain of pressure sores. Lancet 1992; 339: 503-504.
5. Moore RA, Tramer MR, Carroll D, Wiffen PJ, McQuay HJ. Quantitative systematic review of topically applied non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. BMJ 1998; 316: 333-38.
6. Matthews JN, Altman DG, Campbell MJ, Royston P. Analysis of serial measurements in medical research. BMJ 1990; 300: 230-35.
7. Huskinsson EC. Simple analgesics for arthritis. BMJ 1974; 4: 196-200.
8. Littman GS, Walker BR, Schneider BE. Reassessment of verbal and visual analogue ratings in analgesic studies. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1985; 38: 16-23.
9. Feine JS, Lavigne GJ, Thuan Dao TT, Morin C, Lund JP. Memories of chronic pain and perceptions of relief Pain 1998; 77: 137-41.
10. Caraceni A, Cherny N, Fainsinger R, et al. Pain measurement tools and methods in clinical research in palliative care: recommendations of an Expert Working Group of the European Association of Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage 2002; 23: 239-55.
11. Wallenstein SL, Heidrich G, Kaiko R, Houde RW. Clinical evaluation of mild analgesics: the measurement of clinical pain. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1980; 10: 319S-27S.