Nortriptyline in knee osteoarthritis (NortIKA Study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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Nortriptyline in knee osteoarthritis (NortIKA Study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of pain and disability. Currently available analgesics are often insufficiently effective or have unacceptable adverse effects. Tricyclic antidepressants may offer a useful centrally-acting analgesic. Nortriptyline is a readily-available, cheap and comparatively well-tolerated tricyclic antidepressant. METHODS/DESIGN We will conduct a parallel ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trials
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0961-1