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Adding Diazepam to Standard Management of Acute, Non-radicular Low Back Pain. An Emergency Department Based Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Study
Given the poor pain and functional outcomes that persist beyond an Emergency Department (ED) visit for musculoskeletal low back pain (LBP), we propose a clinical trial to evaluate whether combining a benzodiazepine with an NSAID is more effective than nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) monotherapy for the treatment of acute, non-traumatic, non-radicular low back pain.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Montefiore Medical Center |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 2/Phase 3 |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 114 |
| Start date | 2015-06 |
| Completion | 2016-05 |
Conditions
- Low Back Pain
Interventions
- Naproxen
- Placebo
- Diazepam
Primary outcomes
- Change in Functional Impairment as Measured by the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire — Between baseline and one week after emergency department discharge
The Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) is a 24 item instrument that evaluates the impact of low back pain on one's daily life. It is most sensitive for patients with mild to moderate disability due to acute, sub-acute or chronic low back pain. Each question can be answered as either a "yes" or "no". The score ranges from 0 to 24 where a higher score reflects greater impairment and, therefore, worsening in the quality of life. The change in RMDQ is obtained by subtracting the RMDQ score at one week after discharge from the baseline score.
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United States