Comparison of Prescription Lidocaine Patch to Over the Counter Lidocaine Patch and Placebo for Back Pain and Arthritis

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Back Pain, Arthritis

In brief

A comparison of transdermal patches for efficacy, side effects and quality of life for patients with back pain and arthritis. The three arms in the trial were; prescription strength lidocaine 5%, over the counter lidocaine 3.6%, menthol 1.25% and placebo.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02749123

Run by

J.A.R. Laboratories

People needed

100

Starts

2016-04-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of back pain
• Diagnosis of arthritis

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy or expected pregnancy in the next three months
• Allergic to any lidocaine, menthol and methylparaben
• No reliable access to the internet
• Baseline average pain intensity of 1,2,9 or 10 on a scale of 0-to 10.
• Pain on the area of the body not conducive to patch therapy (eg fingers, toes etc)

Where it is running

• Advocate Good Sheppard Hospital — Barrington, Illinois, United States (enrolling)

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