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ArticleClinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism : the official journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal Diseases

Low-dose diclofenac in patients with fragility fractures.

Letizia Vannucci, Caterina Fossi, Giorgio Gronchi, Maria Luisa Brandi

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Article in Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism : the official journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal Diseases. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Letizia VannucciDepartment of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Caterina FossiDepartment of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Giorgio GronchiDepartment of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research, and Child Health (section of Psychology), University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Maria Luisa BrandiDepartment of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
University of Florence · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most osteoporotic patients complain of back pain one year after a fragility vertebral fracture and the frequency of chronic back pain increases with increasing age. The use of the lowest effective dose of an analgesic which is able to control symptoms seems to be a possible solution in order to limit potential side effects in multi-treated elderly patients. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have a proven efficacy in the treatment of back pain associated with fragility vertebral fractures and diclofenac is available at low-dose subcutaneous injective formulation. This is the rational of ImPAVeDic study, acronym of Improvement of back Pain Associated with fragility Vertebral fractures with low-dose Diclofenac, an observational study that will be performed in a group of 50 elderly (≥ 65 years), male and female osteoporotic patients with symptomatic fragility vertebral fractures. The objective of the study is to evaluate the improvement of back pain in the study population treated with low-dose diclofenac and regularly monitored for 2-6 months. Visual Analogic Scale (VAS) and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) will be used for pain monitoring. The reduction of the risk of occurrence of drug side effects can favour the optimization of elderly patients' care.

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back paindiclofenacelderly patientsfragility fractureslongitudinal studyosteoporosisvertebral fractures

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PMID28740519
PMCPMC5505708
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