NCT03428503 is a Phase 4 clinical trial of Paracetamol in Musculoskeletal Pain, sponsored by Pamukkale University.

Who is sponsoring NCT03428503?

NCT03428503 is sponsored by Pamukkale University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03428503?

Interventions in NCT03428503: Paracetamol, Dexketoprofen.

What condition does NCT03428503 study?

NCT03428503 studies Musculoskeletal Pain.

Is NCT03428503 still recruiting?

NCT03428503 is currently completed. Last updated 8 February 2018.

Last reviewed 2018-02-08 · How we verify

NCT03428503

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Published: 2026-01-01
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Comparison of Efficacy of Intravenous Paracetamol and Dexketoprofen for Acute Traumatic Musculoskeletal Pain in the Emergency Department: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Completed Phase 4 Last updated 8 February 2018

What this trial tests

Phase 4 trial testing Paracetamol in Musculoskeletal Pain in 200 participants. Completed in 1 December 2016.

Timeline

1 December 2015

Primary endpoint
1 December 2016

1 December 2016

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Pamukkale University
Phase	Phase 4
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	factorial
Masking	triple
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	200
Start date	1 December 2015
Primary completion	1 December 2016
Estimated completion	1 December 2016
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

Paracetamol (Paracetamol) — full drug profile →
Dexketoprofen (DEXKETOPROFEN) — full drug profile →

Conditions studied

Musculoskeletal Pain — all drugs for Musculoskeletal Pain →

Sponsor

Pamukkale University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Musculoskeletal Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

What's being measured

Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.

Decrement of the pain on VAS
Time frame: Baseline and 60 minutes
Comparison of the reduction of traumatic musculoskeletal pain VAS (visual analog scale) score between the two groups. - (First group Paracetamol and Second Dexketoprofen)

Sponsor's own description

* Currently, paracetamol and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs are widely used by emergency physicians in Turkey for the treatment of patients with acute traumatic musculoskeletal pain. * The objective of the study is compare the efficacy of intravenous dexketoprofen with paracetamol in the treatment of acute traumatic musculoskeletal pain.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Intravenous paracetamol versus dexketoprofen in acute musculoskeletal trauma in the emergency department: A randomised clinical trial.
Yilmaz A, Sabirli R, Ozen M, Turkcuer I, et al · · 2019 · cited 9× · PMID 30100336 · DOI 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.023

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03428503 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Pamukkale University
Last refreshed: 8 February 2018

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