A Phase III triple-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial to evaluate effectiveness of early treatment with pregabalin to reduce pain severity after whiplash road traffic injury: study protocol for the PRioRTI Trial {1}.

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Title: A Phase III triple-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial to evaluate effectiveness of early treatment with pregabalin to reduce pain severity after whiplash road traffic injury: study protocol for the PRioRTI Trial {1}.
Authors: Sterling M; RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. m.sterling@uq.edu.au.; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence: Better Health Outcomes for Compensable Injury, Brisbane, Australia. m.sterling@uq.edu.au.; The University of Queensland, Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research, Brisbane, Australia. m.sterling@uq.edu.au.; Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), STARS Education and Research Alliance, The University of Queensland and Metro North Health, Brisbane, Australia. m.sterling@uq.edu.au., Farrell SF; RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence: Better Health Outcomes for Compensable Injury, Brisbane, Australia.; The University of Queensland, Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research, Brisbane, Australia.; Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), STARS Education and Research Alliance, The University of Queensland and Metro North Health, Brisbane, Australia., Ferguson L; RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence: Better Health Outcomes for Compensable Injury, Brisbane, Australia.; The University of Queensland, Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research, Brisbane, Australia.; Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), STARS Education and Research Alliance, The University of Queensland and Metro North Health, Brisbane, Australia., Mitchell G; School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia., Schug S; Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Ware RS; Griffith Biostatistics Unit, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia., Dinh M; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia., Celenza A; Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Connelly L; Centre for the Business and Economics of Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia., Hodges PW; The University of Queensland, Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research, Brisbane, Australia., Klyne DM; The University of Queensland, Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research, Brisbane, Australia., Elphinston R; RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence: Better Health Outcomes for Compensable Injury, Brisbane, Australia.; The University of Queensland, Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research, Brisbane, Australia.; Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), STARS Education and Research Alliance, The University of Queensland and Metro North Health, Brisbane, Australia., Nikles J; RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia., McAuley J; School of Health Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.; Centre for Pain IMPACT, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia., Lin CC; Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Sydney Local Health District and The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Source: Trials [Trials] 2026 Feb 02; Vol. 27 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 02.
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