Effectiveness of Alprazolam in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
| Autor: | Helen Wright, Roger S. Cicala, Laura L. Westbrook |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Male
myalgia Psychological intervention Pain law.invention Randomized controlled trial law medicine Humans Pain Measurement Alprazolam business.industry Chronic pain medicine.disease Clinical trial Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Anti-Anxiety Agents Anesthesia Chronic Disease Population study Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Psychopathology medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The Clinical Journal of Pain. 6:32-36 |
| ISSN: | 0749-8047 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00002508-199003000-00006 |
| Popis: | One hundred chronic pain patients were begun on alprazolam, 1.5 mg/day. No other medication changes or therapeutic interventions were made. Sixteen patients were lost to follow-up and 1 oncology patient died. Of the 83 patients who were evaluated at 12 weeks, 61 (73.5%) showed improvement, and only 5 had discontinued the medication because of side effects. The average score of all patients had decreased from 3.6 to 2.2 on a verbal analog scale that rated pain severity from 0 to 5. There was no difference in response among the various diagnostic groups represented in the study population. |
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