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Double-blind study of ketoprofen against a placebo in osteoarthritis of the hip. 1976

M Caroit, and B Forette, and A Hubault, and P Pasquier

In this trial, the patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the hip received either ketoporfen or a placebo successively for 2 treatment periods, A and B, of 14 days each. The daily dosage of ketoprofen was 150 mg in 3 doses of 50 mg. In each case treated, the parameters necessary for the diagnosis and those necessary to assess progress under treatment are reported. At the end of the trial, results have been rated according to the preference of the patient for treatment period A or B. The results were analysed by the sequential method. The therapeutic results reported were obtained from various criteria stated in the protocol (subjective evaluation by the patient, pain when resting, duration of morning stiffness, distance of pain-free walking, amplitude of movements, etc.). Nine cases were sufficient to produce a significant statistical result in favour of ketoprofen. In eight observations a preference in favour of ketoprofen was apparent. In one case only, there was no preference for either one or the other of the two treatment periods (failure of ketoprofen and of the placebo). Ketoprofen was excellently tolerated.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007660	Ketoprofen	An IBUPROFEN-type anti-inflammatory analgesic and antipyretic. It is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.	Benzoylhydratropic Acid,19,583 RP,2-(3-Benzoylphenyl)propionic Acid,Alrheumat,Alrheumum,Orudis,Profenid,RP-19583,RP 19583,RP, 19,583,RP19583
D010003	Osteoarthritis	A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.	Arthritis, Degenerative,Osteoarthrosis,Osteoarthrosis Deformans,Arthroses,Arthrosis,Arthritides, Degenerative,Degenerative Arthritides,Degenerative Arthritis,Osteoarthritides,Osteoarthroses
D010919	Placebos	Any dummy medication or treatment. Although placebos originally were medicinal preparations having no specific pharmacological activity against a targeted condition, the concept has been extended to include treatments or procedures, especially those administered to control groups in clinical trials in order to provide baseline measurements for the experimental protocol.	Sham Treatment
D002986	Clinical Trials as Topic	Works about pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favorable and unfavorable effects. This concept includes clinical trials conducted both in the U.S. and in other countries.	Clinical Trial as Topic
D004064	Digestive System	A group of organs stretching from the MOUTH to the ANUS, serving to breakdown foods, assimilate nutrients, and eliminate waste. In humans, the digestive system includes the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and the accessory glands (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).	Ailmentary System,Alimentary System
D004341	Drug Evaluation	Any process by which toxicity, metabolism, absorption, elimination, preferred route of administration, safe dosage range, etc., for a drug or group of drugs is determined through clinical assessment in humans or veterinary animals.	Evaluation Studies, Drug,Drug Evaluation Studies,Drug Evaluation Study,Drug Evaluations,Evaluation Study, Drug,Evaluation, Drug,Evaluations, Drug,Studies, Drug Evaluation,Study, Drug Evaluation
D006621	Hip Joint	The joint that is formed by the articulation of the head of FEMUR and the ACETABULUM of the PELVIS.	Acetabulofemoral Joint,Acetabulofemoral Joints,Hip Joints,Joint, Acetabulofemoral,Joint, Hip,Joints, Acetabulofemoral,Joints, Hip
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000700	Analgesics	Compounds capable of relieving pain without the loss of CONSCIOUSNESS.	Analgesic,Anodynes,Antinociceptive Agents,Analgesic Agents,Analgesic Drugs,Agents, Analgesic,Agents, Antinociceptive,Drugs, Analgesic
D001577	Benzophenones	Derivatives of benzophenone (with the structural formula phenyl-(C