Effectiveness of diclofenac versus acetaminophen in primary care patients with knee osteoarthritis: [NTR1485], DIPA-Trial: Design of a randomized clinical trial
Background. Osteoarthritis is the most frequent chronic joint disease which causes pain and disability of especially hip and knee. According to international guidelines and the Dutch general practitioners guidelines for non-traumatic knee symptoms, acetaminophen should be the pain medication of first choice for osteoarthritis. However, of all prescribed pain medication in general practice, 90% consists of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs compared to 10% of acetaminophen. Because general practitioners may lack evidence showing a similar efficacy of acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-infl... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
Schlagwörter: | Acetaminophen/*administration & dosage/adverse effects / Aged / Analgesics / Non-Narcotic/administration & dosage/adverse effects / Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Non-Steroidal/administration & dosage/adverse effects / Arthralgia/drug therapy / Clinical Protocols / Diclofenac/*administration & dosage/adverse effects / Drug Administration Schedule / Female / Humans / Male / Middle Aged / Netherlands / Osteoarthritis / Knee/*drug therapy / Outcome Assessment (Health Care) / Pain Measurement/methods / Patient Compliance / Patient Satisfaction / Patient Selection / Primary Health Care/methods/statistics & numerical data / Quality of Life / Questionnaires / Research Design / Treatment Outcome |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26832602 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/24000 |