Table 1.
Summary table of randomised trials included in the review
| Number of: | Number of patients | |||||||
| Pain condition | Studies | Studies with QS ≥ 3/5 | Studies with OPVS ≥ 9/16 | Trials of group size ≥ 100 | In total | Given dexketoprofen | Better than placebo/total comparisons | At least equivalent to effective analgesic/total comparisons |
| Dental pain | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 994 | 618 | 4/4 | 3/4 |
| Postsurgical | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2185 | 1022 | 7/7 | 11/11 |
| Renal colic | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 838 | 526 | 3/3 | |
| Gynaecologic pain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 350 | 200 | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Lower limb injury | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 65 | 1/1 | |
| Ankle sprain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 106 | 1/1 | |
| Acute bone pain in cancer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 57 | 1/1 | |
| Acute low back pain | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1267 | 635 | 5/5 | |
| OA/RA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 152 | 2/2 | |
| Total | 35 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 6380 | 3381 | 12/12 | 29/30 |
QS = quality score; OPVS = Oxford Pain Validity Score; OA = osteoarthritis; RA = rheumatoid arthritis