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. 2004 Jan 26;2004(1):CD004137. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004137.pub3

Lehtonen 1983.

Methods Country: Finland ‐ Hospital presentations 
 Randomisation: Not stated 
 Power analysis: Not stated 
 BLINDING: 
 Investigators: Not stated 
 Participants: Not stated
Participants No age limits, presumed adult 
 Group 1: 93 (69M), Mean age 44.6 y 
 Group 2: 31 (26M), Mean age 39.5 y 
 Inclusion criteria: diagnosis by clinical, UA and IVP 
 Exclusion criteria: asthma, known allergy, peptic ulcer, pregnancy, prior treatment
Interventions Group 1: 50 mg indomethacin IV 
 Group 2: 50 mg pethidine IV
Outcomes Complete pain relief at 30 min 
 Need for rescue analgesia 
 Adverse events
Notes 3rd study arm not included because of drug type (dipyrone)
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? High risk C ‐ Inadequate