Desjardins 1984.
Methods | Randomised, double blind, 4 parallel groups. Single oral dose Medication administered when baseline pain reached a moderate to severe intensity Pain assessed at 0, 30, 60 min, then hourly up to 6 hours |
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Participants | Surgical removal of impacted teeth, mainly third molars N = 160 M = 77, F = 82 Man age 25 years |
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Interventions | Codeine 60 mg, n = 40 Aspirin 650 mg, n = 40 Propiram 50 mg, n = 40 Placebo, n = 40 |
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Outcomes | PI: standard 4 point scale PR: standard 5 point scale PGE: standard 5 point scale Time use of rescue medication Adverse events: any, serious Withdrawals |
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Notes | Oxford Qualtiy Score: R1, DB2, W1. Total = 4 Participants asked to wait "as long as possible" before using rescue medication |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation? | Unclear risk | Not described |
Allocation concealment? | Low risk | Medication "identified only by numerical code" |
Blinding? All outcomes | Low risk | capsules "identical in appearance" |