Zakerkish 2017.
Methods | Double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, parallel, 2‐arm RCT 6 weeks |
Participants | Patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy n = 134 |
Interventions | Duloxetine 30‐60 mg Placebo |
Outcomes | Pain intensity 50% pain relief AEs |
Notes | Unable to establish pain duration, unclear if chronic |
AE: adverse event; BPI: Brief Pain Inventory; IASP: International Association for the Study of Pain; LANSS: Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs; NRS: numeric rating scale; OA: osteoarthritis; PGIC: Patient Global Impression of Change; RCT: randomised controlled trial; VAS: visual analogue scale; WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis pain scale