A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of acetaminophen extended release for treatment of post-marathon muscle soreness

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-210

  Prior, Mary Jane ^a   Lavins, B Joseph ^a,b   Cooper, Kimberly ^a,c  

^a McNeil Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c JOHNSON AND JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

acetaminophen; marathon; muscle soreness; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE SORENESS; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP QUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RUNNING;

EID: 84857040120     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318227cc4f     Document Type: Article

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