Randomized double-blind placebo controlled crossover study of acetaminophen, ibuprofen, acetaminophen/hydrocodone, and placebo for the relief of pain from a standard painful stimulus

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 911-914

  Miner, James R ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Acute pain; Cold pressor task; Hydrocodone; Ibuprofen; Pain measurement

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; NAUSEA; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOLUNTEER; WATER IMMERSION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS;

EID: 70149116337     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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