Waikakul 1995.
Methods | RCT; participants were randomly allocated to 2 groups according to the last 2 digits of their hospital numbers Follow‐up time: 6 weeks. Outcome measurements at baseline and after 1 and 6 weeks |
Participants | Population and setting: 72 hospital patients with non‐surgical low back pain, 20 men, 52 women Inclusion criteria: non‐surgical low back pain including disc syndrome, spondylosis, mild spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, and postural back pain, aged 15 years and older Exclusion criteria: presence of digestive, haematological, hepatic, and renal disorders, hypersensitivity to proprionic acid derivatives, long‐term administration of steroids, indication for surgery |
Interventions | NSAID (i): Loxoprofen 60 mg t.i.d., 6 weeks (N = 37) NSAID (ii): naproxen 250 mg t.i.d., 6 weeks (N = 35) |
Outcomes | Therapeutic results according to criteria of the Japanese orthopaedic Academic Society, adverse events |
Notes | 1. Duration of LBP not clear 2. We were unable to find contact details to ask for clarification (21 October 2019) |