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NCT number NCT03222518
Other study ID # PAR vs NSAIDs vs Comb in Pain
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
First received
Last updated
Start date March 1, 2017
Est. completion date November 1, 2018

Study information

Verified date September 2020
Source University of Monastir
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to:

Compare the effect of paracetamol alone against NSAIDs alone against the association of paracetamol + NSAIDs in the treatment of traumatic pain.


Description:

Paracetamol, NSAIDs, or a combination of the two molecules are usually prescribed. Patients even use these medications without a prescription. It is not known, however, whether or not NSAIDs have an additional value relative to paracetamol for the treatment of pain.

All patients were assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio. Randomization of subjects was performed centrally according to a computer-generated random code provided by one of investigators who was not involved in any other part of the trial. The patients included were divided into 3 groups: Paracetamol group who received paracetamol 1000 mg orally every 8th hour for 7 days; NSAID group who received piroxicam 20 mg orally twice a day for 7 days, and Paracetamol-NSAID combination who received both treatments at the same doses for 7 days. All protocol treatments were administered in opaque packets with code number according to the randomization list by an independent nurse who was not involved in monitoring or follow-up of the individuals. Data were collected for each patient, including demographics, medical history, and findings of the clinical examination. Injury Severity Score (ISS) whose values range from 0 to 75 was also assessed. Each patient was re-evaluated on the 3rd and 7th day post-trauma (D7) using a telephone contact by a clinical research associates who was blinded to the details of the study to note the following clinical data: pain VNS, ED readmissions for residual pain, need for other analgesics other than those of the protocol, other treatment modalities the patient might have used (adherence to the treatment prescribed), and side effects. In addition patients were asked about their satisfaction with pain control following ED using five point Likert scale: very dissatisfied, not satisfied, neutral, satisfied and very satisfied and about the degree to which they adhered to medication schedule. The principal investigator who was aware of the allocation was not involved in monitoring or recording of the outcomes until the data collection was completed.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 1500
Est. completion date November 1, 2018
Est. primary completion date November 1, 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- age 18 years or older

- acute (<24 hours) post traumatic pain of the extremity and requiring analgesic treatment upon discharge for pain with intensity >3 on a visual numeric scale

Exclusion criteria:

- open fracture

- head, abdominal, thoracic or polytrauma.

- Need for hospitalization, regular use of paracetamol and NSAIDs during the two weeks before admission to ED

- history of allergy or hypersensitivity to either paracetamol or NSAIDs,

- contraindication to paracetamol or NSAIDs,

- acute /history of GI hemorrhage and renal insufficiency,

- an inability to assess pain intensity according to the VNS.

- Pregnancy

- heart failure

- known hepatic cirrhosis

- known severe renal impairment (Creatinine clearance <30 ml/min)

- swallowing disorders

- Refusal, incapacity or difficulties to consent or to communicate

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Paracetamol
21 pills of Paracetamol 1000mg are provided with a preconised dose of 1 pill 3 times per day over 7 days period
NSAID
14 pills of piroxicam 20 mg are provided with a preconised dose of 1 pill 2times per day over 7 days period
paracetamol-NSAID
21 identical pills of paracetamol ith a preconised dose of 1 pill 3 times per day over 7 days period+14 pills of piroxicam 20 mg are provided with a preconised dose of 1 pill 2times per day over 7 days period

Locations

Country Name City State
Tunisia Monastir University Hospital Monastir

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Monastir

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Tunisia, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary new oral analgesic medications needed rate oral analgesic medications other than those of the protocol prescribed by the treating physicians or taken by patients' own volition 3 days and 7 days
Secondary the between-group difference in mean change in VNS score measured from ED discharge (VNS D0) to 7 days later [delta VNS= (VNS D0 - VNS D7 / VNS D0) x 100] 3 and 7 days
Secondary The appearance of side effects The appearance of side effects: such as Drowsiness ,Decreased respiratory rate (<14 c / min), Cutaneous rash, Vomiting,Nausea,pruritus, Dizziness.
• Digestive hemorrhage.
7 days
Secondary the rate of ED readmissions for residual pain ED readmissions for residual pain 3 and 7 days
Secondary patient satisfaction assessed by Likert's verbal scale. patient satisfaction assessed by Likert's verbal scale. 3 and 7 days
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