Capsaicin 8% Patch for Spinal Cord Injury Neuropathic Pain

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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries, Neuropathic Pain

In brief

A prospective case control study to determine the effectiveness and longevity of 8% capsaicin patch(es) in treating neuropathic pain in persons with spinal cord injury. The investigators will study spinal cord injury patients at South Texas Veterans Health Care Systems Spinal Cord Injury inpatient unit and outpatient clinics.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02441660

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

People needed

11

Starts

2016-04-01

Expected to finish

2022-05-02

Last updated by the study team

2023-01-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of SCI
• Neuropathic pain below level of injury
• Surface area of pain no larger than 2 patches
• Failed or did not tolerate gabapentin 3600mg/day, pregabalin 600mg/day, capsaicin cream and/or lidocaine cream
• Skin over painful area intact

You may not qualify if…

• Pain over open wound
• Previously documented allergy to capsaicin
• Superficial burn over area of pain
• Premorbid (before SCI) neuropathic pain
• HIV/AIDS neuropathy

Where it is running

• Audie Lee Murphy VA Hospital — San Antonio, Texas, United States

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