Opioids for back and neck pain: the OPAL trial

Lancet. 2024 Jun 1;403(10442):2378-2379. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00485-9.

Authors

Yu Toda¹, Hiroto Ishiki², Naruaki Kawasaki², Sayaka Arakawa², Eriko Satomi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan. Electronic address: yutoda2@ncc.go.jp.
² Department of Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.

PMID: 38823990
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00485-9

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid* / adverse effects
Analgesics, Opioid* / therapeutic use
Back Pain / drug therapy
Humans
Neck Pain* / drug therapy
Neck Pain* / etiology
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid