Pain management
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Meaningful relief with flurbiprofen 8.75 mg spray in patients with sore throat due to upper respiratory tract infection.
Evaluate the efficacy of flurbiprofen 8.75 mg spray for sore throat relief. ⋯ Flurbiprofen spray provides rapid, long-lasting and clinically meaningful relief from sore throat (ANZCTR: ACTRN12612000457842).
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Qualities of Sore Throat Index (QuaSTI): measuring descriptors of sore throat in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Patients with pharyngitis often describe various sensory, affective and evaluative pain qualities. Using an 11-word/phrase index, the Qualities of Sore Throat Index (QuaSTI), we characterized throat symptoms and evaluated changes in a randomized controlled trial (NCT01986361). ⋯ The QuaSTI is a sensitive instrument for measuring therapeutic effects in patients with pharyngitis.