SPACE – Are Opiates Effective in Chronic Knee, Hip and Back OA
SPACE – Are Opiates Effective in Chronic Knee, Hip and Back OA
Episode 120
Nov 26, 2018
Effect of opioid vs. nonopioid medications on pain-related function in patients with chronic back pain, or hip or knee osteoarthritis pain.
The SPACE Randomized Clinical Trial
References:
Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH; Amy Gravely, MA; Sean Nugent, BA; et al Agnes C. Jensen, MPH; Beth DeRonne, PharmD; Elizabeth S. Goldsmith, MD, MS; Kurt Kroenke, MD; Matthew J. Bair; Siamak Noorbaloochi, PhD
JAMA. 2018;319(9):872-882. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.0899
