Title |
Opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: a protocol for a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
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Published in |
Systematic Reviews, August 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/2046-4053-2-66 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Jason W Busse, Stefan Schandelmaier, Mostafa Kamaleldin, Sandy Hsu, John J Riva, Per Olav Vandvik, Ludwig Tsoi, Tommy Lam, Shanil Ebrahim, Bradley Johnston, Lori Oliveri, Luis Montoya, Regina Kunz, Anna Malandrino, Neera Bhatnagar, Sohail M Mulla, Luciane C Lopes, Charlene Soobiah, Anthony Wong, Norman Buckley, Daniel Sessler, Gordon H Guyatt |
Abstract |
Opioids are prescribed frequently and increasingly for the management of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). Current systematic reviews have a number of limitations, leaving uncertainty with regard to the benefits and harms associated with opioid therapy for CNCP. We propose to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the evidence for using opioids in the treatment of CNCP and the risk of associated adverse events. |
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