OPAL RCT – No More Opioids for Back Pain
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Opioid pain medications offer no benefit compared to placebo for patients with acute back or neck pain.
Source
Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2023 Jun 27:S0140-6736(23)00404-X. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00404-X. Epub ahead of print.