Geneva, Oct. 9 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ACTRN12626001220358) titled 'TOPAS: TOPicAl non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory drug + self-care advice with heat pack vs self-care advice with heat pack alone on severity of acute low back and neck pain' on Oct. 2.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Purpose: Treatment Allocation: Randomised controlled trial Masking: Open (masking not used) Assignment: Parallel

Primary Sponsor: University of Sydney

Condition: Back pain Neck pain Back pain Neck pain Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

Intervention: Participants will be randomised 1:1 to either the topical group (14 days' worth of topical - diclofenac gel 11.6 g...