A Single-Blind Placebo Run-In Study of Venlafaxine XR for Activity-Limiting Osteoarthritis Pain

Mark Sullivan, Susan Bentley, Ming-Yu Fan, Greg Gardner

Pain Medicine · 2009 · 27 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

Venlafaxine significantly reduced pain intensity on the BPI and marginally improved self-reported function. Venlafaxine should be investigated further in a larger randomized trial for the treatment of osteoarthritis pain.

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