Indoprofen. Short-term double-blind cross-over study in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip.

A comparison was made between indoprofen (800 mg/day), naproxen (500 mg/day) and placebo in 30 patients with well defined osteoarthritis of the hip. Treatments were given for 10 days each, according to a double-blind, cross-over design. Objective and subjective criteria were adopted for evaluation of effectiveness. Special attention was paid to side effects. There was a marked difference between the active drugs and placebo. Indoprofen was significantly better than naproxen on many variables, and was, in most cases, preferred to the latter, by patients and investigator.

[New therapeutic measures for the treatment of ulcers]. / Nouvelles ressources thérapeutiques dans le traitement des ulcères.

In this study we tested the effect of vibrating electromagnetic waves on both arterial and varicose ulcers. The two transmitters we used were the diatrom and the fel, which differ in the energy transmitted and the means of application (direct contact electrode for the fel, distance transmission for the diatrom). Out of 17 cases treated we obtained 15 cures. This proportion of positive results encountered in traumatology and in dermatology for cases where the vascular factor played an important role, makes it possible to consider the application of vibrating electromagnetic waves as a valid therapy for ulcers.