
OPAL Clinical Trial
@opalstudy
OPAL is a world first placebo-controlled trial of opioid analgesia for acute spinal pain.
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https://www.georgeinstitute.org/projects/first-placebo-controlled-trial-of-opioid-analgesia-for-acut 11-04-2018 05:54:42
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Research has shown paracetamol doesn’t help acute #lowbackpain bit.ly/2GTFAlO Compared to placebo it doesn't speed the recovery time or provides a greater reduction in pain. Are #opioids better than placebo in acute #lowbackpain? OPAL Clinical Trial is trying to find out




What do guidelines of #lowbackpain say about #opioids? "Most ... recommend weak opioids for short periods, if there is no improvement with ... other treatments". See link.springer.com/article/10.100… But there is really no evidence on opioids. Hence OPAL Clinical Trial

If you’re a #GP in #Sydney area, you can earn 40 QI&CPD points by participating in OPAL Clinical Trial #clinicalresearch #generalpractice


Yay OPAL Clinical Trial! With 230th patient we're 2/3 through our recruitment target! #milestone #clinicaltrials

Listen to Chris Maher, director of Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, respond to claim that tummy tucks can help back pain Norman Swan Wiser Healthcare #BackPain abc.net.au/radionational/… via ABC Radio National

Opioids prescription in Australia is on the rise, while evidence of their efficacy is lacking! OPAL Clinical Trial will gather high-quality data on #opioids in acute #backpain #clinicaltrial

How to manage acute #backpain and what is the evidence of #opioids? Watch bart koes from Erasmus MC speaks on OPAL Clinical Trial youtu.be/bqS9lv1MdcE



3.7m people reported #backpain in 2014-15, but no evidence on the efficacy and safety of #opioids in acute #backpain bit.ly/2vVVBYn - until OPAL Clinical Trial



No. of prescriptions for #opioids in Australia in 2017 = 7,367,551 No. of #clinicaltrials supporting the use of #opioids in acute #backpain = 0 Become a recruiting #doctor and help the OPAL Clinical Trial find out if there is a case for #opioids in acute #backpain #sydneyGP

540 million people worldwide (including 3.7 million in Australia) are affected by #backpain at any given day. Should they take #opioids? We don’t know. Help the OPAL Clinical Trial find out. #sydney #doctors #medicalpractice


Congratulations Dr Chris Lin! Christine Lin x.com/ACTAcommunity/…
