Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Topical Capsaicin to Reduce Pain and Improve Health-related Quality of Life in Adults With Chronic Myofascial Neck Pain
Withdrawn before enrolling · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Myofascial Pain Syndrome
In brief
Chronic neck pain is a common condition that can negatively impact quality of life. Substance P is one of the chemicals in the body that can transmit pain signals from overloaded neck muscles to the brain. Topical capsaicin blocks the action of Substance P by releasing, and subsequently depleting the body's store of Substance P in the nerves. Topical capsaicin has been reported to be an effective therapy for a number of persistent pain conditions including diabetic neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and post-mastectomy pain. This study will evaluate the efficacy of topical capsaicin to reduce pain and improve health-related quality of life in adults with chronic muscular neck pain.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00795106
- Run by
- Stamford Hospital
- People needed
- 0
- Starts
- 2009-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-12-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adults over 18 years of age
- Speak, read, and write English who have greater than 3 month duration of myofascial neck pain.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients who have used capsaicin in the last 4 months and patients with allergy to capsaicin
- Rash/infection overlying neck and shoulder girdle area
- Radiculopathy or structural abnormalities in the area being treated
- Unstable underlying diseases such as cardiovascular, hepatic, renal and CNS disorders will be excluded from the study
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be allowed to participate in the study, and women of child bearing age will be using an effective method of birth control.
Where it is running
- Stamford Hospital — Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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