The beneficial use of ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide as add-on therapy to Tapentadol in the treatment of low back pain: a pilot study comparing prospective and retrospective observational arms

The beneficial use of ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide as add-on therapy to Tapentadol in the treatment of low back pain: a pilot study comparing prospective and retrospective observational arms

Abstract Background This pilot study was designed to compare the efficacy of ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide (um-PEA) as add-on therapy to tapentadol (TP) with TP therapy only in patients suffering from chronic low back pain (LBP). Methods This pilot observational study consists in two arms: t...

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Main Authors: Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Marco Fiore, Pasquale Sansone, Caterina Aurilio, Vincenzo Pota, Manlio Barbarisi, Daniela Fierro, Maria Caterina Pace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide
Low back pain
Tapentadol
Add-on therapy
Pain medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0461-9

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