Efficacy of Topical Capsaicin on Chronic Neck Pain

Kyung Hee University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Neck Pain

Treatments: Drug: Capsaicin patch

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01200745

KHU 20100675

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether topical capsaicin patch can effectively reduce chronic neck pain.

Full description

• Design: This is a double-blind, randomized, controlled study. Participants: Sixty participants with chronic neck pain are recruited and randomly assigned to two groups.
• Intervention: Over an four-week period, the treatment group (n=30) uses capsaicin patch (100 mcg/3cc) at the tender point of neck for 12 hours a day; the control group (n=30) receives Hydrogel patch instead of capsaicin patch.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Korean participants with Chronic neck pain are enrolled in our study

Exclusion criteria

• Participants with coagulation deficiencies, infections, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, renal disease, liver disease, cancer, myelopathy, hypersensitivity of drugs, other skeletomuscular disease, allergic response to capsaicin, pregnancy and nursing are excluded

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

capsaicin patch

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Capsaicin patch

Hydrogel patch

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Capsaicin patch