Pain-relieving effectiveness, quality of life and tolerability of repeated capsaicin 8% patch treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain in Scandinavian clinical practice.

ABSTRACT: CONTEXT:Clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of the capsaicin 8% patch in patients with peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP); however, few studies have assessed this treatment in a clinical practice. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether treatment and re-treatment with the capsaicin 8% patch reduce PNP intensity in clinical practice. METHODS:Three non-interventional, observational studies were concurrently conducted in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Patients with probable or definite PNP received one or two treatments with the capsaicin 8% patch according to usual clinical practice. All analyses were performed on combined data. RESULTS:Overall, 382 and 181 patients received treatment and re-treatment, respectively, with the capsaicin 8% patch. At the group level, a significant redu

SUBMITTER: Hansson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5947653 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature