Longitudinal Numbers-Needed-To-Treat (NNT) for Achieving Various Levels of Analgesic Response and Improvement with Etoricoxib, Naproxen, and Placebo in Ankylosing Spondylitis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Clinical analgesic trials typically report response as group mean results. However, research has shown that few patients are average and most have responses at the extremes. Moreover, group mean results do not convey response levels...

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Main Authors: Wang Hongwei, Smugar Steven S, Gammaitoni Arnold, Peloso Paul M, Moore Andrew R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/12/165