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Professor ROGER KNAGGS's Outputs (67)

Fentanyl for neuropathic pain in adults (2016)
Journal Article
Derry, S., Stannard, C., Cole, P., Wiffen, P. J., Knaggs, R., Aldington, D., & Moore, R. A. (2016). Fentanyl for neuropathic pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD011605. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011605.pub2

BACKGROUND

Opioid drugs, including fentanyl, are commonly used to treat neuropathic pain, and are considered effective by some professionals. Most reviews have examined all opioids together. This review sought evidence specifically for fentanyl, a... Read More about Fentanyl for neuropathic pain in adults.

Is tapentadol different from classical opioids?: a review of the evidence (2016)
Journal Article
Langford, R. M., Knaggs, R., Farquhar-Smith, P., & Dickenson, A. H. (2016). Is tapentadol different from classical opioids?: a review of the evidence. British Journal of Pain, 10(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/2049463716657363

Tapentadol is a single molecule able to deliver analgesia by two distinct mechanisms, a feature which differentiates it from many other analgesics. Pre-clinical data demonstrate two mechanisms of action: mu-opioid receptor agonist activity and noradr... Read More about Is tapentadol different from classical opioids?: a review of the evidence.

Hydromorphone for neuropathic pain in adults (2016)
Journal Article
Stannard, C., Gaskell, H., Derry, S., Aldington, D., Cole, P., Cooper, T. E., Knaggs, R., Wiffen, P. J., & Moore, R. A. (2016). Hydromorphone for neuropathic pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD011604. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011604.pub2

BACKGROUND

Opioid drugs, including hydromorphone, are commonly used to treat neuropathic pain, and are considered effective by some professionals. Most reviews have examined all opioids together. This review sought evidence specifically for hydrom... Read More about Hydromorphone for neuropathic pain in adults.

Describing the characteristics, treatment pathways, outcomes, and costs of people with persistent noncancer pain managed by community pain clinics and generating an indicative estimate of cost-effectiveness: feasibility study protocol (2016)
Journal Article
AlAujan, S., AlMazrou, S., Knaggs, R. D., & Elliott, R. A. (2016). Describing the characteristics, treatment pathways, outcomes, and costs of people with persistent noncancer pain managed by community pain clinics and generating an indicative estimate of cost-effectiveness: feasibility study protocol. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 9, https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S97904

BACKGROUND

Low back pain (LBP) and fibromyalgia (FM), also known as chronic widespread pain (CWP), are highly prevalent chronic painful conditions that have substantial impact on patients, health care systems, and society. Diagnosis is complex and... Read More about Describing the characteristics, treatment pathways, outcomes, and costs of people with persistent noncancer pain managed by community pain clinics and generating an indicative estimate of cost-effectiveness: feasibility study protocol.

Buprenorphine for neuropathic pain in adults (2015)
Journal Article
Wiffen, P. J., Derry, S., Moore, R. A., Stannard, C., Aldington, D., Cole, P., & Knaggs, R. (2015). Buprenorphine for neuropathic pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD011603. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011603.pub2

BACKGROUND

Opioid drugs, including buprenorphine, are commonly used to treat neuropathic pain, and are considered effective by some professionals. Most reviews have examined all opioids together. This review sought evidence specifically for bupren... Read More about Buprenorphine for neuropathic pain in adults.

Acupuncture or low frequency infrared treatment for low back pain in Chinese patients: a discrete choice experiment (2015)
Journal Article
Chen, L.-C., Cheng, L.-J., Zhang, Y., He, Z., & Knaggs, R. (2015). Acupuncture or low frequency infrared treatment for low back pain in Chinese patients: a discrete choice experiment. PLoS ONE, 10(5), Article e0126912. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126912

Acupuncture is a popular but controversial treatment option for low back pain. In China, it is practised as traditional Chinese medicine; other treatment strategies for low back pain are commonly practised as Western medicine. Research on patient pre... Read More about Acupuncture or low frequency infrared treatment for low back pain in Chinese patients: a discrete choice experiment.