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) |