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. 2010 Apr 14;2010(4):CD008099. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008099.pub2

Cooper 1982.

Methods Randomised, double blind, 6 parallel groups. Single oral dose
Medication administered when baseline pain reached a moderate to severe intensity
Pain assessed at baseline then hourly to 4 hours
Participants Surgical removal of 1 to 4 impacted third molars
N = 249
M = 83, F = 166
Mean age 23 years
Interventions Codeine 60 mg, n = 41
Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 38
Ibuprofen + Codeine 400/60 mg, n = 41
Aspirin 650 mg, n = 38
Aspirin/codeine 650mg/60 mg, n = 45
Placebo, n = 46
Outcomes PI: standard 4 point scale
PR: standard 5 point scale
PGE: standard 5 point scale
Use of rescue medication
Adverse events
Withdrawals
Notes Oxford Qualtiy Score: R1, DB2, W1. Total = 4
Rescue medication allowed after 1 hour
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation? Unclear risk Not described
Allocation concealment? Low risk Pharmaceutical company held randomisation code and packaged bottles, which were identified by sequential code number only
Blinding? 
 All outcomes Low risk tablets "appeared identical for every patient"