Articles: pain.
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Arzneimittel Forsch · Jan 1983
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial[Treatment of postoperative wound pain with suprofen].
The present randomized double-blind study was performed to investigate the analgesic effects of single doses of suprofen (alpha-methyl-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)benzene acetic acid; Suprol) 200 mg, suprofen 400 mg paracetamol (APAP, acetaminophen) 650 mg, and combination suprofen 100 mg + APAP 650 mg versus placebo. The five treatment groups were homogeneous as to their demographic features and comprised 28--32 subjects each. Data for a total of 146 patients were evaluated. ⋯ Suprofen 200 mg ranked third. Statistical significance was only seen for the parameter pain intensity (SPID) on comparison of suprofen 100 mg + APAP 650 mg versus suprofen 200 mg. Side effects, homogeneously distributed over the treatment groups, were observed in four cases.
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Suppression of postoperative pain by preoperative administration of ibuprofen in comparison to placebo, acetaminophen, and acetaminophen plus codeine.
The analgesic effect of preoperatively administered ibuprofen was evaluated in 107 dental outpatients undergoing the removal of impacted third molars. Subjects were given 800 mg ibuprofen prior to the procedure and 400 mg ibuprofen 4 and 8 hours later. Comparison was made to groups receiving either placebo at all three doses, 600 mg acetaminophen administered on the same schedule, or preoperatively administered placebo followed by two doses of postoperatively administered 600 mg acetaminophen plus 60 mg codeine. ⋯ Ibuprofen also resulted in less postoperative pain than acetaminophen plus codeine following the second dose. Side effects were similar across drug treatments and placebo with the exception of greater reports of drowsiness following the opiate-analgesic combination. These findings indicate that pretreatment with a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug, such as ibuprofen, results in a suppression of postoperative pain when compared to standard therapy without an increase in side effects.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Postoperative analgesic effects of dexamethasone sodium phosphate in bunion surgery.
A double-blind study was performed to evaluate the postoperative analgesic effects of dexamethasone sodium phosphate. This steroid or normal saline was randomly injected immediately after surgery into both feet of 51 patients who had identical procedures performed on each foot for the correction of bunion deformities. ⋯ No complications were attributed to the steroid treatment. This study supports the use of dexamethasone sodium phosphate for postoperative analgesia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Oral analgesic efficacy of suprofen compared to aspirin, aspirin plus codeine, and placebo in patients with postoperative dental pain.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of single oral doses of suprofen 200 and 400 mg, compared with aspirin 650 plus codeine 60 mg, aspirin 650 mg, and placebo in the relief of moderate to severe pain resulting from the surgical removal of impacted third molars. 157 patients completed a randomized, double-blind, single-dose, stratified, parallel-groups trial, and were observed for at least 4 h. Based upon each of the summary efficacy measures, sum pain intensity difference (SPID), percent SPID, TOTPAR and a global evaluation, all four active treatments were approximately equally effective and all were statistically superior to placebo. ⋯ Side effects were minimal; there was one in the suprofen 200 mg, three in the aspirin 650 mg, and one in the placebo treatment group. Thus, it appears that suprofen at 200 and 400 mg is a safe and effective oral analgesic for the relief of moderate or severe postoperative dental pain, and it is possible that compared to aspirin 650 mg and aspirin 650 mg plus codeine 60 mg, it has a more rapid onset of action.
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Clinical neurosurgery · Jan 1983
Treatment of chronic pain of malignant origin with intrathecal opiates.
The acute administration of intrathecal morphine in man results in analgesia mediated by an opiate receptor. Chronically infused intraspinal opiates have an analgetic action mediated by opiate receptors. ⋯ There appear to be at least two classes of opiate receptors in the human and animal spinal cords which mediate analgesia. Our preliminary data suggest that, as in the animal model, DADL, a delta-ligand, shows significant activity in a morphine-tolerant spinal cord.