A Comparison between Enriched and Nonenriched Enrollment Randomized Withdrawal Trials of Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain
Author(s) -
Andrea D Furlan,
Luis Enrique Chaparro,
Emma Irvin,
Angela Mailis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2011/465281
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , chronic pain , placebo , subgroup analysis , medline , opioid , meta analysis , physical therapy , alternative medicine , receptor , pathology , political science , law
An enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal (EERW) design excludes potential participants who are nonresponders or who cannot tolerate the experimental drug before random assignment. It is unclear whether EERW design has an influence on the efficacy and safety of opioids for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP).
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