Randomised double-blind active-placebo-controlled crossover trial of intravenous fentanyl in neuropathic pain
The LancetPublished 1 March 1997
Paul L.I. Dellemijn, J.A.L. Vanneste
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Fentanyl therapy produced equal relief of pain intensity and pain unpleasantness, whereas diazepam and saline did not reduce either pain index.
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Fentanyl may relieve non-cancer neuropathic pain by its intrinsic analgesic effect. The clinical characteristics of neuropathic pain do not predict response to opioids.
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