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. 2020 Apr 16;2020(4):CD013581. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013581

Waikakul 1996.

Methods RCT; single‐blind; randomisation procedure not described
Follow‐up time: 3 weeks. Outcome measurements at baseline, and after 1, 2, and 3 weeks
Participants Population and setting: 64 ambulant people, 16 men, 48 women
 Inclusion criteria: non‐surgical lumbago including disc syndrome, spinal stenosis, postural back pain
Exclusion criteria: need for surgery
Interventions NSAID (i): indomethacin plaster twice a day, 4 weeks plus 1 mg oral vitamin B b.i.d. (N = 30)
 NSAID (ii): diclofenac emulgel, 2 cm 4 times a day, 4 weeks plus 1 mg oral vitamin B bid (N = 34)
Outcomes 30‐point total rating scale, % of participants with good improvement, safety and usefulness, adverse events
Notes 1. Duration of LBP not clear
2. We were unable to find contact details to ask for clarification (21 October 2019)