Low back pain
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - A patient who was clinically diagnosed with low back pain not less than 12 weeks ago and requires long-term treatment with NSAIDs.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - A patient in whom pain in the low back of assessment cannot be assessed appropriately because she/he suffers pain due to complications. - A patient with serious blood abnormality, liver disorder, renal disorder, hypertension, cardiac dysfunction, or other clinically problematic complications. - A patient with malignancy. - A patient with peptic ulcer. - A patient with current or past history of aspirin-induced asthma. - A patient with past history of hypersensitivity to NSAIDs. - A patient who is pregnant, parturient, suspected of being pregnant, or breast-feeding. - A patient who is known to have dermal sensitivity to external preparations or tapes such as adhesive tapes. - A patient in whom a planned site of application cannot be secured due to skin abnormality, tattoos or birthmarks, or a patient who frequently gets tanned.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| safety - Incidence of adverse events | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| efficacy pharmacokinetics - Visual analog scale values and their change from baseline - Plasma levels of diclofenac | — |
Countries
Japan