Capsaicin Patch 8 % for the Treatment of Persistent Pain After Inguinal Herniotomy

Phase 3 Terminated 50 enrolled Rigshospitalet, Denmark

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment

Summary

In the present study the investigators intend to investigate analgesic and sensory effects of a capsaicin patch 8 %(Qutenza) in patients with severe post-herniotomy pain and sensory abnormalities in the skin.

Timeline

Start: 2012-08
Primary completion: 2013-09
Completion: 2013-09

Publications

Bischoff JM, Ringsted TK, Petersen M, Sommer C, Uceyler N, Werner MU. A capsaicin (8%) patch in the treatment of severe persistent inguinal postherniorrhaphy pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 7;9(10):e109144. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109144. eCollection 2014.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Capsaicin	Small molecule	8 %	Topical

Indications

No indication recorded.