Paracetamol, NSAIDS and opioid analgesics for chronic low back pain: A network meta-analysis

Matthew K. Bagg, Andrew J. Mclachlan, Christopher G. Maher, Steven J. Kamper, Christopher M. Williams, Nicholas Henschke, Benedict M. Wand, G. L. Moseley, Markus Hübscher, Neil E. O'Connell, Maurits W. van Tulder, Adriani Nikolakopoulou, James H. Mcauley*

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Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To answer the clinical question: 'what analgesic medicine shall I prescribe this patient with chronic low back pain to reduce their pain?'. The objectives are to determine the analgesic effects, safety, effect on function, and relative rank according to analgesic effect, safety and effect on function of a single course of opioid analgesics, NSAIDs or paracetamol or combinations of these medicines.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberCD013045
Pages (from-to)1-28
Number of pages28
JournalCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Volume2018
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Jun 2018

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