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. 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD001548. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001548.pub2

1. Summary of outcomes: analgesia and use of rescue medication.

    Analgesia Rescue medication
Study ID Treatment PI or PR Number with 50% PR PGE: v good or excellent Median time to use (h) % using
Ahlstrom 1993 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 32
(3) Placebo n = 30
SPID 6:
 (1) 188 mm
(3) 32 mm
(1) 19/32
(3) 2/30
at 6 h:
(1) 75%
(3) 17%
No data at 6 h:
(1) 31
(3) 77
Arnold 1990 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 15
(2) Ketoprofen 25 mg, n = 14
(3) Ketoprofen 100 mg, n = 16
(4) Placebo, n = 14
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 4.2
(4) 1.5
(1) 2/15
(4) 0/14
No usable data Mean:
(1) 3.9
(4) 2.4
at 6 h:
(1) 67
(4) 83
Bakshi 1994 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 80
(2) Diclofenac (dispersible) 50 mg, n = 83
(3) Placebo, n = 82
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 14.9
(3) 8.9
(1) 57/80
(3) 31/82
No usable data Mean:
(1) 5.3
(3) 3.4
at 6 h:
(1) 28
(3) 65
Black 2002 (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 100
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 100
(3) Ibuprofen arginate 200 mg, n = 100
(4) Ibuprofen arginate 400 mg, n = 99
(5) Placebo, n = 99
TOTPAR 6:
 (1) 12.6
(2) 14.9
(3) 13.1
(4) 15.0
(5) 6.9
(1) 58/100
(2) 71/100
(3) 61/100
(4) 71/99
(5) 26/99
No usable data (1) 4.2
(2) 5.2
(3) 4.0
(4) 4.5
(5) 1.3
No data
Cheung 2007 (1) Ibuprofen 440 mg, n = 57
(2) Celecoxib 400 mg, n = 57
(3) Placebo, n = 57
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 14.9
(3) 3.7
(1) 40/57
(3) 5/57
No data (1) 11
(3) 1.9
at 24 h:
(1) 72
(3) 86
Cooper 1977 (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg n = 38
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 40
(3) Aspirin 325 mg, n = 37
(4) Aspirin 650 mg, n = 37
(5) Placebo, n= 40
TOTPAR 4:
(1) 7.32
(2) 6.27
(5) 3.32
(1) 17/38
(2) 20/40
(5) 6/40
No data No data No data
Cooper 1982 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n =38
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg + Codeine 60 mg, n = 41
(3) Aspirin 650 mg, n = 38
(4) Aspirin 650 mg + codeine 60 mg, n = 45
(5) Codeine 60 mg, n = 41
(6) Placebo, n = 46
TOTPAR 4:
(1) 8.4
(6) 2.7
(1) 22/38
(2) 27/41
(6) 5/46
No usable data Mean:
(1) 3.8
(6) 2.4
No data
Cooper 1988a (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 37
(2) Ketoprofen 100 mg, n = 39
(3) Ketoprofen 25 mg, n = 42
(4) Placebo, n = 43
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 11.3
(4) 4.7
(1) 19/37
(4) 6/43
at 6 h:
(1) 12/37
(4) 2/43
(1) 4.0
(4) 3.0
at 6 h:
(1) 65
(4) 79
Cooper 1989 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 61
(2) Paracetamol 1000 mg, n = 59
(3) Placebo, n = 64
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 13.1
(3) 4.7
(1) 37/61
(3) 9/64
at 6 h:
(1) 32/61
(3) 4/64
(1) 5.5
(3) 2.3
Mean:
(1) 4.5
(3) 3.3
at 6 h:
(1) 52
(3) 78
Cooper 1996a (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 19
(2) Misoprostal 200 mg, n = 18
(3) Ibuprofen 200 mg + misoprostal 200 mg, n = 20
(4) Placebo, n = 13
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 5.3
(3) 5.1
(4) 1.2
(1) 3/19
(3) 3/18
(4) 0/33
No usable data Mean:
(1) 3.0
(3) 2.8
(4) 1.8
No data
De Miguel Rivero 1997 (1) Ibuprofen arginine 400 mg, n = 36
(2) Magnesic dipyrone, 2 g (IM), n = 33
(3) Placebo, n = 34
VAS SPID 5:
(1) 187 mm
(3) 120 mm
(1) 24/36
(3) 15/34
at 5 h:
(1) 20/36
(3) 7/34
Mean:
(1) 3.5
(3) 1.8
at 5 h:
(1) 14
(3) 12
Desjardins 2002 (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 50
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 52
(3) Ibuprofen arginine 200 mg, n = 49
(4) Ibuprofen arginine 400 mg, n = 50
(5) Placebo, n = 24
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 5.4
(2) 7.3
(3) 5.8
(4) 7.9
(5) 1.7
(1) 9/50
(2) 15/52
(3) 10/49
(4) 16/49
(5) 0/23
No data (1) 2.6
(2) 4.0
(3) 3.0
(4) 4.0
(5) 1.5
No data
Dionne 1998 (1) S(+)‐Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 51
(2) S(+)‐Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 50
(3) Ibuprofen (racemic) 400 mg, n = 50
(4) Placebo, n = 25
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 13.0
(2) 14.9
(3) 11.5
(4) 3.5
(1) 31/51
(2) 35/40
(3) 26/50
(4) 2/25
No data (1) 5.8
(2) 6.1
(3) 5.4
(4) 1.8
No data
Ehrich 1999 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 20
(2) Rofecoxib 50 mg, n = 32
(3) Rofecoxib 500 mg, n = 20
(4) Placebo, n = 32
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 15.1
(4) 2.7
(1) 14/20
(4) 1/32
No usable data (1) >6
(4) 1.6
No usable data
Forbes 1984 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 28
(2) Fendosal 200 mg, n = 29
(3) Aspirin 650 mg, n = 24
(4) Placebo n = 28
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 15.8
(4) 3.8
(1) 21/28
(4) 3/28
No usable data (1) 8.3
(4) 2.7
Mean:
(1) 8.5
(4) 4.5
at 12 h:
(1) 75
(4) 89
Forbes 1990 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 32
(2) Ketorolac 10 mg, n = 31
(3) Ketorolac 20 mg, n = 35
(4) Paracetamol 600 mg, n = 36
(5) Paracetamol 600 mg + codeine 60 mg, n = 38
(6) Placebo, n = 34
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 10.5
(6) 1.9
(1) 15/32
(6) 0/34
No usable data (1) 4.7
(6) 1.9
Mean:
(1) 4.6
(6) 2.9
at 6 h:
(1) 58
(6) 97
Forbes 1991a (1) Ibuprofen 50 mg, n = 57
(2) Ibuprofen 100 mg, n = 49
(3) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 48
(4) Ibuprofen 100 mg + Caffeine 100 mg, n = 49
(5) Ibuprofen 200 mg + Caffeine 100 mg, n = 44
(6) Placebo n = 51
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 7.0
(2) 7.0
(3) 8.7
(4) 9.3
(5) 12.6
(6) 2.2
(1) 16/57
(2) 13/49
(3) 18/48
(4) 19/49
(5) 26/44
(6) 0/51
No usable data Mean:
1) 4.9
(2) 4.8
(3) 5.1
(4) 5.4
(5) 6.1
(6) 3.0
at 8 h:
(1) 79
(2) 78
(3) 79
(4) 69
(5) 57
(6) 94
Forbes 1991b (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 37
(2) Bromfenac 5 mg, n = 39
(3) Bromfenac 10 mg, n = 43
(4) Bromfenac 25 mg, n = 42
(5) Aspirin 650 mg, n = 41
(6) Placebo, n = 39
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 11.0
(6) 2.5
(1) 18/37
(6) 3/39
No usable data (1) 6.9
(6) 1.8
Mean:
(1) 5.7
(6) 2.8
at 6 h:
(1) 42
(6) 96
at 8 h:
(1) 57
(6) 97
Forbes 1992 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 38
(2) Bromfenac 10 mg, n = 43
(3) Bromfenac 25 mg, n = 41
(4) Bromfenac 50 mg, n = 42
(5) Bromfenac 100 mg, n = 40
(6) Aspirin 650 mg, n = 38
(7) Placebo, n = 38
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 11.8
(7) 2.1
(1) 20/38
(7) 0/38
No usable data (1) 7.3
(7) 1.8
Mean:
(1) 6.3
(7) 2.7
at 6 h:
(1) 38
(7) 92
at 8 h:
 1) 58
(7) 97
Frame 1989 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 42
(2) Dihydrocodeine 30 mg, n = 43
(3) Placebo, n = 38
TOTPAR 5:
(1) 11.1
(3) 1.9
(1) 26/42
(3) 0/38
No data No usable data at 5 h:
(1) 40
(3) 89
Fricke 1993 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 81
(2) Naproxen Na 440 mg, n = 81
(3) Placebo, n = 39
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 10.9
(3) 2.9
(1) 40/81
(3) 2/39
No usable data (1) 6.0
(3) 1.1
at 12 h:
(1) 78
(3) No data
Gay 1996 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 41
(2) DKP.TRIS 5 mg, n = 41
(3) DKP.TRIS 10 mg, n = 42
(4) DKP.TRIS 20 mg, n = 41
(5) Placebo, n = 39
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 13.6
(5) 5.2
(1) 26/41
(5) 7/39
No usable data Mean:
(1) 5.04
(5) 3.65
at 6 h:
(1) 27
(5) 67
Heidrich 1985 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 40
(2) Paracetamol 300 + codeine 30 mg, n = 40
(3) Placebo, n = 40
VAS TOTPAR 6:
(1) 234 mm
(3) 104 mm
(1) 15/40
(3) 5/40
No data No data No data
Hersch 1993a (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 51
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 49
(3) Meclofenamate 100 mg, n = 52
(4) Meclofenamate 50 mg, n = 51
(5) Placebo, n = 51
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 10.3
(2) 8.0
(5) 1.7
(1) 17/51
(2) 22/49
(5) 0/51
at 8 h:
(1) 24/51
(2) 14/49
(5) 6/51
Mean:
(1) 3.1
(2) 4.2
(5) 1.5
at 8 h:
(1) 94
(2) 94
(5) 98
Hersch 1993b (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 12
(2) Codeine 60 mg, n = 16
(3) Placebo, n = 16
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 15.7
(3) 9.0
(1) 9/12
(3) 6/16
No usable data Mean:
(1) 5.0
(3) 4.0
No data
Hersh 2000 (1) Ibuprofen liquigel 200 mg, n = 61
(2) Ibuprofen liquigel 400 mg, n = 59
(3) Paracetamol 1000 mg, n = 63
(4) Placebo, n = 27
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 14.7
(2) 16.6
(4) 5.2
(1) 43/61
(2) 47/59
(4) 5/27
at 6 h:
(1) 38/61
(2) 41/59
(4) 4/27
(1) > 6
(2) > 6
(4) 1.6
at 6 h:
(1) 31
(2) 23
(4) 75
Hill 2001 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 49
(2) Pregabalin 50 mg, n = 49
(3) Pregabalin 300 mg, n = 50
(4) Placebo, n = 50
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 10.1
(4) 3.8
(1) 22/49
(4) 5/50
No usable data (1) 4.1
(4) 2.0
at 6 h:
(1) 61
(4) 81
Jain 1986 (1) Ibuprofen 100 mg, n = 39
(2) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 47
(3) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 49
(4) Aspirin 650 mg, n = 45
(5) Placebo, n = 47
SPID 6:
(1) 1.5
(2) 2.3
(3) 3.0
(5) ‐1.7
(1) 3/39
(2) 7/47
(3) 9/49
(5) 0/47
No usable data Mean:
(1) 3.9
(2) 4.2
(3) 4.0
(5) 2.1
at 6 h:
(1) 74
(2) 67
(3) 59
(5) 96
Jain 1988 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 49
(2) Ibuprofen 200 mg + caffeine 100 mg, n = 50
(3) Placebo, n = 48
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 14.4
(2) 13.9
(3) 8.6
(1) 33/49
(2) 33/50
(3) 17/48
No usable data No data at 6 h:
(1) 20
(2) 24
(3) 49
Johnson 1997 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 48
(2) Paracetamol 650 mg + oxycodone 10 mg, n = 47
(3) Bromfenac 100 mg, n = 48
(4) Bromfenac 50 mg, n = 47
(5) Placebo, n = 48
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 7.7
(5) 5.5
(1) 15/48
(5) 9/48
No usable data (1) 3.4
(5) 2.7
at 6 h:
(1) 79
(5) 89
Kiersch 1993 (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 81
(2) Naproxen Na 220 mg, n = 80
(3) Placebo, n = 42
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 10.3
(3) 3.7
(1) 37/81
(3) 4/42
at 12 h:
(1) 34/81
(3) 4/42
(1) 8.0
(3) 2.0
at 12 h:
(1) 63
(3) 90
Laska 1986 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 39
(2) Ibuprofen 600 mg, n = 36
(3) Ibuprofen 800 mg, n = 39
(4) Aluminium ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 39
(5) Placebo, n = 37
SPID 6:
(1) 13.9
(2) 14.1
(3) 13.4
(5) 5.3
(1) 39/39
(2) 36/36
(3) 39/39
(5) 14/37
No data No data No usable data
Laveneziana 1996 (1) Ibuprofen arginine soluble 400 mg, n = 42
(2) Ketorolac 30 mg, n = 41
(3) Placebo, n = 41
VAS SPID 6:
(1) 233 mm
(3) 204 mm
(1) 29/42
(3) 24/41
No usable data (1) 1.2
(3) 1.2
at 6 h:
(1) 36
(3) 41
Malmstrom 1999 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 46
(2) Rofecoxib 50 mg, n = 90
(3) Celecoxib 200 mg, n = 91
(4) Placebo, n = 45
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 15.2
(4) 3.7
(1) 33/46
(4) 4/45
No usable data (1) 8.9
(4) 1.5
at 24 h:
(1) 76
(4) 91
Malmstrom 2002 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 45
(2) Rofecoxib 50 mg, n = 151
(3) Celecoxib 400 mg, n = 151
(4) Celecoxib 200 mg, n = 90
(5) Placebo, n = 45
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 11.7
(5) 1.0
(1) 24/45
(5) 0/45
No usable data (1) 10.0
(5) 1.6
at 24 h:
(1) 87
(5) 98
Malmstrom 2004 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 48
(2) Etoricoxib 60 mg, n = 75
(3) Etoricoxib 120 mg, n = 76
(4) Etoricoxib 180 mg, n = 74
(5) Etoricoxib 240 mg, n = 76
(6) Placebo, n = 49
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 14.1
(6) 3.4
(1) 32/48
(6) 4/49
No usable data (1) 10.1
(6) 2.1
at 24 h:
(1) 81
(6) 82
McQuay 1996 (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 31
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 30
(3) Ibuprofen 200 mg + caffeine 50 mg, n = 30
(4) Ibuprofen 200 mg + caffeine 100 mg, n = 30
(5) Ibuprofen 200 mg + caffeine 200 mg, n = 29
(6) Placebo, n = 11
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 3.0
(2) 7.0
(3) 10.3
(4) 9.5
(5) 5.5
(6) 0
(1) 2/31
(2) 6/30
(3) 8/30
(4) 14/30
(5) 12/29
(6) 0/11
No usable data No data No data
Medve 2001 (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 240
(2) Tramadol 37.5 mg, n = 238
(3) Paracetamol 325 mg, n = 240
(4) Tramadol 37.5 mg + paracetamol 325 mg, n = 240
(5) Placebo, n = 239
  Data taken from IPMA:
(1) 114/240
(5) 5/239
No usable data (1) 5.4
(5) 2.0
No data
Mehlisch 1990 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 306
(2) Paracetamol 1000 mg, n = 306
(3) Placebo, n = 85
SPID 6:
(1) 5.8
(3) 1.2
(1) 124/306
(3) 5/85
No data No data at 6 h:
(1) 41
(3) 75
Mehlisch 1995 (1) Ibuprofen lysine 400 mg, n = 98
(2) Paracetamol 1000 mg, n = 101
(3) Placebo, n = 40
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 14.4
(3) 2.6
(1) 67/98
(3) 1/40
at 6 h:
(1) 65/98
(3) 1/40
(1) > 6
(3) 1.4
at 6 h:
(1) 26
(3) 88
Mehlisch 2002 (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 100
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 100
(3) Ibuprofen arginine 200 mg, n = 100
(4) Ibuprofen arginine 400 mg, n = 100
(5) Placebo, n = 100
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 10.0
(2) 12.4
(3) 13.6
(4) 13.3
(5) 4.5
(1) 44/100
(2) 57/100
(3) 64/100
(4) 62/100
(5) 13/100
  (1) 3.8
(2) 4.2
(3) 4.5
(4) 4.4
(5) 2.3
at 4 h:
(1) 32
(2) 47
(3) 27
(4) 33
(5) No data
Morrison 1999 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 51
(2) Rofecoxib 50 mg, n = 50
(3) Placebo, n = 50
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 9.3
(3) 4.2
(1) 20/51
(3) 6/50
No usable data (1) 6.1
(3) 2.4
at 24 h:
(1) 82
(3) 92
Nelson 1994 (1) Ibuprofen lysine 200 mg, n = 77
(2) Aspirin 500 mg, n = 65
(3) Placebo, n = 40
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 12.3
(3) 5.6
(1) 44/77
(3) 8/40
at 6 h:
(1) 39/77
(3) 6/40
(1) >6
(3) 2.9
at 6 h:
(1) 44
(3) 70
Nørholt 1998 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 26
(2) Placebo, n = 31
TOTPAR 4:
(1) 11.7
(2) 4.5
(1) 22/26
(2) 8/31
No data No data at 4 h:
(1) 15
(2) 71
Olson 2001 (1) Ibuprofen liquigel 400 mg, n = 67
(2) Ketoprofen 25 mg, n = 67
(3) Paracetamol 1000 mg, n = 66
(4) Placebo, n = 39
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 17.4
(4) 4.3
(1) 57/67
(4) 5/39
at 6 h:
(1) 52/67
(4) 4/49
(1) > 6
(4) 1.3
at 6 h:
(1) 21
(4) 79
Pagnoni 1996 (1) Ibuprofen arginine soluble 400 mg, n = 30
(2) Ketorolac (IM) 30 mg, n = 30
(3) Placebo, n = 32
VAS SPID 6:
(1) 279
(3) 114
(1) 13/30
(3) 5/32
at 6 h:
(1) 5/30
(3) 0/32
(1) 2.1
(3) 1.9
at 6 h:
(1) 43
(3) 66
Parker 1986 (1) Ibuprofen syrup 600 mg, n = 44
(2) Aspirin syrup 600 mg, n = 33
(3) Placebo, n = 33
TOTPAR 4:
(1) 10.4
(3) 8.8
(1) 33/44
(3) 20/33
No data No data No data
Schachtel 1989 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 36
(2) Paracetamol 1000 mg, n = 37
(3) Placebo, n = 38
TOTPAR 4:
(1) 10.4
(3) 5.5
(1) 27/36
(3) 13/38
No data No data at 4 h:
(1) 22
(3) 58
Schou 1998 (1) Ibuprofen 50 mg, n = 51
(2) Ibuprofen 100 mg, n = 53
(3) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 49
(4) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 49
(5) Placebo, n = 56
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 11.8
(2) 11.2
(3) 15.5
(4) 17.2
(5) 7.3
(1) 27/51
(2) 27/53
(3) 36/49
(4) 41/49
(5) 16/56
No data (1) 5.5
(2) >6
(3) >6
(4) >6
(5) 3.7
Up to 6 h:
(1) 54
(2) 48
(3) 36
(4) 16
(5) 66
Schwartz 2007 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 15
(2) MK‐0703 12.5 mg, n = 31
(3) MK‐0703 50 mg, n = 28
(4) MK‐0703 100 mg, n = 31
(5) Placebo, n = 16
No data Not available at 8 h:
(1) 5/15
(5) 0/16
(1) 7.1
(5) 1.6
at 8 h:
(1) 80
(5) 100
Seymour 1991 (study 1) (1) Ibuprofen tablets 400 mg, n = 31
(2) Ibuprofen liquid in gelatin capsules 400 mg, n = 32
(3) Placebo n = 32
VAS SPID 6:
(1) 243 mm
(2) 233 mm
(3) 120 mm
(1) 20/31
(2) 22/32
(3) 10/32
No usable data Mean:
(1) 3.6
(2) 3.5
(3) 2.1
at 6 h:
(1) 39
(2) 44
(3) 69
Seymour 1991 (study 2) (1) Ibuprofen tablets 400 mg, n = 30
(2) Ibuprofen soluble 400 mg, n = 32
(3) Placebo, n = 30
VAS SPID 6:
(1) 214 mm
(2) 228 mm
(3) 86 mm
(1) 20/30
(2) 8/30
(3) 7/30
No usable data Mean:
(1) 3.24
(2) 3.15
(3) 1.40
at 6 h:
(1) 60
(2) 72
(3) 93
Seymour 1996 (1) Ibuprofen tablets 200 mg, n = 18
(2) Ibuprofen soluble 200 mg, n = 17
(3) Ibuprofen tablets 400 mg, n = 15
(4) Ibuprofen soluble 400 mg, n = 16
(5) Ibuprofen tablets 600 mg, n = 17
(6) Ibuprofen soluble 600 mg, n = 17
(7) Placebo, n = 19
VAS SPID 6:
(1) 230 mm
(2) 148 mm
(3) 258 mm
(4) 238 mm
(5) 140 mm
(6) 198 mm
(7) 44 mm
(1) 7/18
(2) 9/17
(3) 11/15
(4) 11/16
(5) 11/17
(6) 8/17
(7) 2/19
No usable data (1) 3.0
(2) 1.6
(3) 2.8
(4) 2.1
(5) 2.0
(6) 1.5
(7) 0.8
at 6 h:
(1) 88
(2) 88
(3) 67
(4) 81
(5) 100
(6) 88
(7) 100
Seymour 1998 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 76
(2) Aceclofenac 150 mg, n = 71
(3) Placebo, n = 70
VAS TOTPAR 4:
(1) 151 mm
(3) 46 mm
(1) 27/76
(3) 3/70
No usable data (1) 3.5
(3) 1.6
at 6 h:
(1) 55
(3) 86
Seymour 1999 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 41
(2) WAG 994 1 mg, n = 42
(3) Placebo, n = 39
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 10.4
(3) 5.1
(1) 19/41
(3) 7/39
No usable data (1) 5.2
(3) 2.0
at 6 h:
(1) 56
(3) 100
Seymour 2000 (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 59
(2) Buffered ketoprofen 12.5 mg, n = 61
(3) Placebo, n = 60
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 6.4
(3) 4.1
(1) 14/59
(3) 7/60
No usable data (1) 2.0
(3) 1.9
at 6 h:
(1) 83
(3) 98
Singla 2005 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 175
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg + oxycodone 5 mg, n = 169
(3) Oxycodone 5 mg, n = 52
(4) Placebo, n = 60
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 10.0
(4) 6.4
(1) 77/175
(4) 14/60
No usable data (1) 4.0
(4) 2.3
at 6 h:
(1) 71
(4) No data
Sunshine 1983 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 30
(2) Aspirin 600 mg, n = 30
(3) Zomepirac 100 mg, n = 30
(4) Placebo, n = 30
SPID 4:
(1) 6.0
(4) 1.0
(1) 21/30
(4) 3/30
No data No data at 4 h:
(1) 0
(4) 17
Sunshine 1987 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 38
(2) Ibuprofen 200 mg + codeine 30 mg, n = 40
(3) Ibuprofen 400 mg + codeine 60 mg, n = 40
(4) Codeine 60 mg, n = 37
(5) Placebo, n = 40
SPID 4:
(1) 4.8
(5) 3.4
(1) 16/38
11/40
No usable data No usable data at 4 h:
(1) 13
(5) 50
Sunshine 1996 (1) Ibuprofen 50 mg, n = 51
(2) Ibuprofen 100 mg, n = 51
(3) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 50
(4) Ibuprofen 100 mg + caffeine 100 mg, n = 50
(5) Ibuprofen 200 mg + caffeine 100 mg, n = 50
(6) Placebo, n = 50
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 4.7
(2) 8.2
(3) 13.9
(4) 10.9
(5) 14.9
(6) 2.2
(1) 7/51
(2) 17/51
(3) 33/50
(4) 24/50
(5) 36/50
(6) 0/50
No usable data No data at 6 h:
(1) 4
(2) 0
(3) 0
(4) 0
(5) 2
(6) 32
Sunshine 1997 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 40
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg + hydrocodone 15 mg, n = 40
(3) Placebo, n = 39
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 9.7
(3) 2.7
(1) 17/40
(3) 1/39
No usable data No usable data at 6 h:
(1) 25
(3) 82
Sunshine 1998 (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 35
(2) Ketoprofen 6.25 mg, n = 35
(3) Ketoprofen 12.5 mg, n = 35
(4) Ketoprofen 25 mg, n = 35
(5) Placebo, n = 35
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 12.5
(5) 3.6
(1) 20/35
(5) 3/35
No usable data No usable data No usable data
Unpublished from Edwards 2002 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 339
(2) Placebo, n = 339
Individual patient meta‐analysis (1) 145/339
(2) 11/339
No usable data No usable data at 8 h:
(1) 43/339
(2) 121/337
Van Dyke 2004 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 186
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg + oxycodone 5 mg, n = 187
(3) Oxycodone 5 mg, n = 63
(4) Placebo, n = 62
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 12.9
(4) 4.8
(1) 112/186
(4) 9/62
No usable data 1) > 6
(4) 2.0
at 6 h:
(1) 38
(4) 84
Wahl 1997 (1) Ibuprofen lysinate 342 mg (= 200 mg Ibu), n = 74
(2) Paracetamol 200 mg + aspirin 250 mg + caffeine 50 mg, n = 73
(3) Placebo, n = 42
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 11.6
(3) 2.5
(1) 39/74
(3) 1/42
No usable data No data at 6 h:
(1) 42
(3) 81
Wideman 1999 (study 1) (1) Ibuprofen 200 mg, n = 60
(2) Ibuprofen 200 mg, + hydrocodone 7.5 mg, n = 59
(3) Hydrocodone 7.5 mg, n = 61
(4) Placebo, n = 60
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 4.9
(4) 3.5
(1) 9/60
(4) 5/60
No data No data No data
Wideman 1999 (study 2) (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 50
(2) Ibuprofen 400 mg + hydrocodone 15 mg, n = 50
(3) Hydrocodone 15 mg, n = 50
(4) Placebo, n = 51
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 9.7
(4) 3.0
(1) 21/50
(4) 3/51
No data (1) 4.2
(4) 1.8
at 8 h:
(1) 69
(4) 100
Zelenakas 2004 (1) Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 51
(2) Lumiracoxib 100 mg, n = 51
(3) Lumiracoxib 400 mg, n = 50
(4) Placebo, n = 50
TOTPAR 6:
(1) 11.6
(4) 4.2
(1) 27/51
(4) 6/50
No usable data (1) ˜8
(4) ˜2
at 12 h:
(1) 73
(4) 92