Capsaicin 8% Patch for Spinal Cord Injury Focal Neuropathic Pain, a Randomized Controlled Trial

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BACKGROUND: Neuropathic pain (NP) after spinal cord injury (SCI) exacerbates disability, decreases quality of life (QOL), and is often refractory to available therapies. Patients report willingness to trade potential recovery of strength, bowel, bladder, or sexual function for pain relief. One proposed mechanism causing NP is up-regulation of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV 1) proteins in uninjured C fibers and dorsal root ganglia causing neuronal excitability. Recent studies have found up-regulation of TRPV 1 proteins after SCI.

OBJECTIVE: We hypothesize the application of capsaicin 8% patch (C8P), FDA approved for NP in diabetic peripheral neuropathy and post-herpetic neuralgia, will improve pain, function and QOL in persons with SCI.

METHODS: Randomized single-blind crossover design in which 11 persons with SCI and NP refractory to two oral pain medications received C8P or a control low dose Capsaicin 0.025% patch (CON) over two 12-week periods. Pain (VAS, MPI-SCI), quality of life (WHO-QOL), and functional status (SCIM) were measured at 2-4-week intervals.

RESULTS: There was a main treatment effect of C8P over CON on VAS and MPI-SCI outcomes with pain reduction of 35% and 29% at weeks 2 and 4, respectively. C8P also demonstrated a main treatment effect over CON on the SCIM mobility subscale. WHO-QOL scores did not improve with C8P.

CONCLUSIONS: C8P improves pain and mobility for patients with SCI and refractory NP. Larger studies should be performed to evaluate impact of repeat applications and QOL outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) - 24(2023), 1 vom: 04. Jan., Seite 71-78

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Olusanya, Adedeji [VerfasserIn]
Yearsley, Aaron [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Braun, Samantha [VerfasserIn]
Hayes, Corey [VerfasserIn]
Rose, Evon [VerfasserIn]
Connolly, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Dicks, Madeline [VerfasserIn]
Beal, Colby [VerfasserIn]
Helmonds, Brett [VerfasserIn]
Peace, Wesley [VerfasserIn]
Kirkman, Bryce [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Erickson, Jacob [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Gabby [VerfasserIn]
Lukose, Esha [VerfasserIn]
Koek, Wouter [VerfasserIn]
Nagpal, Ameet S [VerfasserIn]
Trbovich, Michelle [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Burning Pain
Capsaicin
Chronic Pain
Journal Article
Neuropathic Pain
Pain Management
Pain Medicine
Postherpetic Neuralgia
Quality of Life
Randomized Controlled Trial
Rehabilitation Medicine
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
S07O44R1ZM
Spinal Cord

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Date Completed 10.01.2023

Date Revised 05.02.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/pm/pnac104

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343199319