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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012230Copiar DOI
Base de datos:
  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Versión publicada:
  1. 06 junio 2016see what's new
Tipo:
  1. Intervention
Etapa:
  1. Review
Grupo Editorial Cochrane:
  1. Grupo Cochrane de Espalda y cuello

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  1. Copyright © 2019 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Autores

  • Bruno T Saragiotto

    Correspondencia a: Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    [email protected]

  • Gustavo C Machado

    Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

  • Manuela L Ferreira

    Institute of Bone and Joint Research, The Kolling Institute, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

  • Marina B Pinheiro

    Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

  • Christina Abdel Shaheed

    The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia

  • Christopher G Maher

    Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Contributions of authors

Conception, design, data collection, analysis, and drafting of the protocol and previous review: Gustavo C Machado, Manuela L Ferreira, Marina B Pinheiro, and Christopher G Maher.

Update and adaptation for Cochrane review: Bruno T Saragiotto, Christina Abdel Shaheed, and Christopher G Maher.

Collection and assembly of data for the Cochrane review: Bruno T Saragiotto, Christina Abdel Shaheed, Marina B Pinheiro, and Gustavo C Machado.

Critical revision of the updated review for important intellectual content: Gustavo C Machado, Manuela L Ferreira, Christina Abdel Shaheed, and Christopher G Maher.

Drafting of the review: Bruno T Saragiotto and Christopher G Maher.

Final approval of the review: all authors.

Sources of support

Internal sources

  • None, Other.

External sources

  • None, Other.

Declarations of interest

Bruno T Saragiotto: No relevant interests.

Gustavo C Machado: No relevant interests.

Manuela L Ferreira: No relevant interests.

Marina B Pinheiro: No relevant interests.

Christina Abdel Shaheed: No relevant interests.

Christopher G Maher is an author of the PACE trial, which was included in this review, however he did not participate in the 'Risk of bias' assessment or data extraction in this review. PACE was an investigator‐initiated trial, funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and GlaxoSmithKline (a manufacturer of paracetamol).

Acknowledgements

Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto is supported by CNPQ (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), Brazil. Chris Maher is supported by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. Gustavo Machado and Marina Pinheiro each hold an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship/Postgraduate Award from the Australian Government. Manuela Ferreira holds a Sydney Medical Foundation Fellowship.

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Paracetamol for low back pain

Review

Bruno T Saragiotto, Gustavo C Machado, Manuela L Ferreira, Marina B Pinheiro, Christina Abdel Shaheed, Christopher G Maher

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012230

Differences between protocol and review

This is an update of a review published in the BMJ (Machado 2015). The study protocol was previously registered on PROSPERO (registration number CRD42013006367). We followed the new recommendations of the Cochrane Back and Neck Group in this review (Furlan 2015), which was not stated in the protocol or previous version of this review as it was not yet published. However, there were no substantial changes from the protocol or the previous version of this review.

Keywords

MeSH

PICO

Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome

El uso y la enseñanza del modelo PICO están muy extendidos en el ámbito de la atención sanitaria basada en la evidencia para formular preguntas y estrategias de búsqueda y para caracterizar estudios o metanálisis clínicos. PICO son las siglas en inglés de cuatro posibles componentes de una pregunta de investigación: paciente, población o problema; intervención; comparación; desenlace (outcome).

Para saber más sobre el uso del modelo PICO, puede consultar el Manual Cochrane.

Study flow diagram.
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Figure 1

Study flow diagram.

Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.
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Figure 2

Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, outcome: 1.1 Pain.
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Figure 3

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, outcome: 1.1 Pain.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, outcome: 1.2 Disability
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Figure 4

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, outcome: 1.2 Disability

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 1 Pain.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 1 Pain.

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 2 Disability.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 2 Disability.

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 3 Quality of life, physical component.
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 3 Quality of life, physical component.

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 4 Quality of life, mental component.
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 4 Quality of life, mental component.

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 5 Function.
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Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 5 Function.

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 6 Adverse events.
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Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 6 Adverse events.

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 7 Global impression of recovery.
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Analysis 1.7

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 7 Global impression of recovery.

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 8 Poor sleep quality.
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Analysis 1.8

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 8 Poor sleep quality.

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 9 Patient adherence.
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Analysis 1.9

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 9 Patient adherence.

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 10 Use of rescue medication.
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Analysis 1.10

Comparison 1 Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo, Outcome 10 Use of rescue medication.

Summary of findings for the main comparison. Paracetamol compared with placebo for acute low back pain

Paracetamol compared with placebo for acute low back pain

Patient or population: People with acute low back pain

Settings: Primary care

Intervention: Paracetamol

Comparison: Placebo

Outcomes

Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

No of participants
(studies)

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Assumed risk

Corresponding risk

Placebo

Paracetamol

Pain

1 week (immediate term)

(NRS 0 to 100)

The mean pain in the control group was

36 points

The mean pain in the intervention group was
1.49 higher

(1.30 lower to 4.28 higher)

1520
(1 study)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

The difference is not statistically
or clinically significant

Pain

12 weeks (short term)

(NRS 0 to 100)

The mean pain in the control group was

13 points

The mean pain in the intervention group was
0.50 lower

(2.92 lower to 1.92 higher)

1526
(1 study)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

The difference is not statistically
or clinically significant

Disability

1 week (immediate term)

(RMDQ 0 to 24)

The mean disability in the control group was

8.3 points

The mean disability in the intervention group was
0.45 lower

(1.15 lower to 0.25 higher)

1511
(1 study)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

The difference is not statistically
or clinically significant

Disability

12 weeks (short term)

(RMDQ 0 to 24)

The mean disability in the control group was

2.4 points

The mean disability in the intervention group was
0.10 higher

(0.39 lower to 0.59 higher)

1522
(1 study)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

The difference is not statistically
or clinically significant

Any adverse events

Up to 12 weeks' follow‐up

107 per 1000

115 per 1000
(92 to 142)

RR 1.07

(0.86 to 1.33)

1624
(1 study)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

The difference is not statistically
or clinically significant

Serious adverse events

Up to 12 weeks' follow‐up

90 per 1000

81 per 1000
(27 to 240)

RR 0.90

(0.30 to 2.67)

1643
(1 study)

⊕⊕⊕
moderate1

The difference is not statistically
or clinically significant

*The corresponding risk (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
CI: confidence interval; NRS: Numeric Rating Scale; RMDQ: Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire; RR: risk ratio

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High quality: Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect.
Moderate quality: Further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate.
Low quality: Further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate.
Very low quality: We are very uncertain about the estimate.

1. Downgraded for imprecision.

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Summary of findings for the main comparison. Paracetamol compared with placebo for acute low back pain
Comparison 1. Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Pain Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

1.1 1 week (immediate‐term)

1

1520

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

1.49 [‐1.30, 4.28]

1.2 2 weeks

1

1505

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

1.0 [‐1.70, 3.70]

1.3 4 weeks

1

1516

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.49 [‐1.99, 2.97]

1.4 12 weeks (short‐term)

1

1526

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.50 [‐2.92, 1.92]

2 Disability Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

2.1 1 week (immediate‐term)

1

1511

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.45 [‐1.15, 0.25]

2.2 2 weeks

1

1501

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.00 [‐0.65, 0.65]

2.3 4 weeks

1

1506

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.05 [‐0.50, 0.60]

2.4 12 weeks (short‐term)

1

1522

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.10 [‐0.39, 0.59]

3 Quality of life, physical component Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

3.1 4 weeks

1

1145

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.79 [‐1.94, 0.36]

3.2 12 weeks (short‐term)

1

760

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.41 [‐0.91, 1.72]

4 Quality of life, mental component Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

4.1 4 weeks

1

1145

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.60 [‐1.38, 0.17]

4.2 12 weeks (short‐term)

1

760

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.90 [0.08, 1.72]

5 Function Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

5.1 1 week (immediate‐term)

1

1511

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.32, 0.22]

5.2 2 weeks

1

1499

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.15 [‐0.42, 0.12]

5.3 4 weeks

1

1502

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.31, 0.21]

5.4 12 weeks (short‐term)

1

1518

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.0 [‐0.23, 0.23]

6 Adverse events Show forest plot

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

6.1 Any adverse events (up to 12 weeks)

1

1624

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.07 [0.86, 1.33]

6.2 Serious adverse events (up to 12 weeks)

1

1643

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.90 [0.30, 2.67]

7 Global impression of recovery Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

7.1 1 week (immediate‐term)

1

1515

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.28, 0.18]

7.2 2 weeks

1

1501

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.28, 0.18]

7.3 4 weeks

1

1511

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.33, 0.13]

7.4 12 weeks (short‐term)

1

1523

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.26, 0.17]

8 Poor sleep quality Show forest plot

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

8.1 1 week (immediate‐term)

1

1511

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.05 [0.87, 1.25]

8.2 2 weeks

1

1500

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.01 [0.80, 1.28]

8.3 4 weeks

1

1510

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.11 [0.82, 1.52]

8.4 12 weeks (short‐term)

1

1523

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.26 [0.90, 1.76]

9 Patient adherence Show forest plot

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

9.1 4 weeks

1

1311

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.08 [0.96, 1.22]

10 Use of rescue medication Show forest plot

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

10.1 Up to 2 weeks

1

1548

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.50 [0.16, 1.55]

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Comparison 1. Acute low back pain ‐ paracetamol versus placebo