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December 2023

RCEM Learning

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Opiate Analgesia for Acute Back Pain: Opal Trial

This chapter focuses on a study that compared the effectiveness of opiate and placebo treatments for patients with acute back pain. The study found that there were no statistically significant differences between the opiate and placebo groups, highlighting that there is no evidence to support the prescription of opioids for acute non-specific low back pain or neck pain.

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