The first randomised placebo controlled trial of paracetamol for acute low back pain

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1017758

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Low back pain is a considerable burden for individuals and society. While clinical guidelines recommend simple treatments such as paracetamol for new low back pain, most people receive costly and potentially harmful treatments. This may be due to limited direct evidence supporting the recommended treatments. A placebo controlled clinical trial of 1650 patients with recent onset low back pain will be conducted to determine the effect that paracetamol has on improving the time to recovery.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $73,852.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

acute pain | community health | cost-effectiveness | evidence-based clinical practice | guidelines | low back pain | primary care | randomised controlled trial (RCT)

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