Efficacy of amitriptyline for relief of pain in spinal cord injury: results of a randomized controlled trial
- 1 April 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Pain
- Vol. 96 (3) , 365-373
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(01)00483-3
Abstract
Chronic pain in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) is a difficult problem for which there is no simple method of treatment. Few randomized controlled trials of medications for pain in persons with SCI have been conducted. This study was designed to determine whether amitriptyline, a tricyKeywords
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