Localized Neuropathic Pain: Topical Treatment Versus Systemic Treatment

Summary

Evaluation of topical treatment with lidocaine 5% patch (daily administration) or capsaicin 8% patch (periodic administration - upon reoccurrence of pain symptoms) in adult patients suffering from localized neuropathic pain (LNP) across a wide variety of etiologies, with a duration between 1 and 24 months (subacute to chronic neuropathic pain (NP)).

Timeline

Start

2018-12-03

Primary completion

2021-04-19

Completion

2021-04-19

Publications

• Hans GH, Almeshal D, Vanlommel L, Roelant E, Verhaegen I, Smits E, Van Boxem K, Fontaine R, Investigators Team TP. Considerations on the Obstacles That Lead to Slow Recruitment in a Pain Management Clinical Trial: Experiences from the Belgian PELICAN (PrEgabalin Lidocaine Capsaicin Neuropathic Pain) Pragmatic Study. Pain Res Manag. 2023 Apr 14;2023:7708982. doi: 10.1155/2023/7708982. eCollection 2023.

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