Efficacy of Topical Capsaicin on Chronic Neck Pain
- Registration Number
- NCT01200745
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyunghee University Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether topical capsaicin patch can effectively reduce chronic neck pain.
- Detailed 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- Korean participants with Chronic neck pain are enrolled in our study
- 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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Hydrogel patch Capsaicin patch - capsaicin patch Capsaicin patch -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Scores on the Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) 4 week
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Neck disability index 4 week Neck disability index : questionnaire for measuring how much neck pain affects ability of daily activities
Beck depression inventory 4 week Beck depression inventory : for assessing depression
SF-36 4 week questionnaire for measuring health-related quality of life
EQ-5D(EuroQol-5 dimension) 4 week questionnaire for measuring health-related quality of life
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kyunghee University East West Neo Medical Center
🇰🇷Seoul, Korea, Republic of