NSAIDs vs paracetamol: Reduction in pain intensity
Summary of findings: NSAIDs showed no clear difference in pain at < 24 hours (VAS: 0 to 100 mm: worst) compared with paracetamol (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
NSAID vs paracetamol Pain at < 24 hours (VAS: 0 to 100 mm: worst) · people with acute soft tissue injury, such as ankle sprain Oral non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs versus other oral analgesic agents for acute soft tissue injury (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1178 participants | High |
Summary of findings: NSAIDs vs paracetamol Pain at < 24 hours (VAS: 0 to 100 mm: worst) · people with acute soft tissue injury, such as ankle sprain Summary of findings: NSAIDs showed no clear difference in pain at < 24 hours (VAS: 0 to 100 mm: worst) compared with paracetamol (moderate certainty). Oral non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs versus other oral analgesic agents for acute soft tissue injury (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD007789.PUB2, superseded | MD 1.5 | 4 studies · 377 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs versus other oral analgesic agents for acute soft tissue injury 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
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