Once-Daily, Controlled-Release Tramadol and Sustained-Release Diclofenac Relieve Chronic Pain due to Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

André D Beaulieu; Paul M Peloso; Boulos Haraoui; William Bensen; Glen Thomson; John Wade; Patricia Quigley; John Eisenhoffer; Zoltan Harsanyi; Andrew C Darke

doi:10.1155/2008/903784

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2008)

Once-Daily, Controlled-Release Tramadol and Sustained-Release Diclofenac Relieve Chronic Pain due to Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

André D Beaulieu,
Paul M Peloso,
Boulos Haraoui,
William Bensen,
Glen Thomson,
John Wade,
Patricia Quigley,
John Eisenhoffer,
Zoltan Harsanyi,
Andrew C Darke

Affiliations

André D Beaulieu: Centre de Rhumatologie St-Louis, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Paul M Peloso: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Division of Rheumatology, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Boulos Haraoui: Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
William Bensen: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Glen Thomson: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
John Wade: Laurel Medical Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Patricia Quigley: Astellas Pharma US Inc, Deerfield, Illinois, USA
John Eisenhoffer: Purdue Pharma, Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Zoltan Harsanyi: Purdue Pharma, Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Andrew C Darke: Purdue Pharma, Pickering, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/903784
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 2
pp. 103 – 110

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: The present study was a randomized, parallel, double-blind comparison between controlled-release (CR) tramadol and sustained-release (SR) diclofenac in patients with chronic pain due to osteoarthritis of the hips and/or knees.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/prm/

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