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

Cooper 1988a.

Methods RCT, DB, single oral dose, 4 parallel groups
Medication administered when baseline pain was of moderate to severe intensity
Pain assessed at baseline then hourly up to 4 hours.
Participants Third molar extraction
N = 201
M = 59, F = 102 (161 analysed)
Mean age 23 years
Interventions Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 37
Ketoprofen 100 mg, n = 39
Ketoprofen 25 mg, n = 42
Placebo, n = 43
Outcomes PI: std 4 point scale
PR: std 5 point scale
PGE: std 5 point scale
Numbers of participants using rescue medication
Time to use of rescue medication
Numbers with any adverse event
Withdrawals
Notes Oxford Quality Score: R1, DB2, W1
Rescue medication permitted after 1 hour.