Analgesic Effectiveness of Capsaicin 8% Cutaneous Patch in Children
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2026-04-05
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study concerns children aged to 12 to 17-years with local chronic neuropathic pain after
trauma or surgery.
It is a multicentric randomized controlled superiority trial in parallel arms :
- experimental arm: Capsaicin 8% cutaneous patch
- controlled arm : Hydrocolloid dressing
Treatment with capsaicin application is realized at baseline, and repeated 3 months after the
first patch application if needed.
Tolerance is assessed during each application and by phone call in following days until stop
of cold need.
Efficacy is assessed monthly by clinical consultation until the end of the study (month 4).