Effect of N-acetylcysteine on pain in daily life in patients with sickle cell disease: a randomised clinical trial

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 444-448

  Sins, Joep W R ^a,b   Fijnvandraat, Karin ^a   Rijneveld, Anita W ^c   Boom, Martine B ^a,b   Kerkhoffs, Jean Louis H ^d   van Meurs, Alfred H ^d   de Groot, Marco R ^e   Heijboer, Harriët ^a   Dresse, Marie Françoise ^f   Phu Quoc, L e ^g   Hermans, Philippe ^h   Vanderfaeillie, Anna ^h   Van Den Neste, Eric W ⁱ   Benghiat, Fleur S ^j   Kesse Adu, Rachel ^k   Delannoy, André ^l   Efira, André ^m   Azerad, Marie Agnès ^m,n   de Borgie, Corianne A ^b   Biemond, Bart J ^b  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f Centre Hospitalier Regional de La Citadelle   (Belgium)

^g HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^h SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

ⁱ CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^j ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^k GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^l Hospital de Jolimont   (Belgium)

^m BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

N acetylcysteine; pain; randomised clinical trial; sickle cell disease; vaso occlusive crisis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PLACEBO; ANTIOXIDANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EVENT; ANALGESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LETTER; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021215985     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14809     Document Type: Letter

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