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

Malmstrom 1999.

Methods RCT, DB, single oral dose, 4 parallel groups
Medication administered when baseline pain was of moderate to severe intensity
Pain assessed at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 mins, then hourly up to 6 hours.
Participants Third molar extraction
N = 272
M = 100, F = 172
Mean age 23 years
Interventions Ibuprofen 400 mg, n = 46
Rofecoxib 50 mg, n = 90
Celecoxib 200 mg, n = 91
Placebo, n = 45
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
Withdrawals
Notes Oxford Quality Score: R2, DB2, W1
Rescue medication (paracetamol ±hydrocodone) permitted after 1.5 hours.