Aceclofenac-tizanidine in the treatment of acute low back pain: A double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, multicentric, comparative study against aceclofenac alone

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1836-1842

  Pareek, Anil ^a   Chandurkar, Nitin ^a   Chandanwale, A S ^b   Ambade, Ratnakar ^c   Gupta, Anil ^d   Bartakke, Girish ^e  

^a Ipca Laboratories Ltd   (India)

^b Sir J J Group of Hospital   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aceclofenac; Aceclofenac tizanidine; Acute LBP

Indexed keywords

ACECLOFENAC; ACECLOFENAC PLUS TIZANIDINE; PLACEBO; TIZANIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGHT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REST; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CLONIDINE; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOVEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449197517     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1019-4     Document Type: Article

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