Lidocaine Patch in Treating Cancer Patients With Neuropathic Pain After Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: A lidocaine patch may be effective in relieving numbness, tingling, and other
symptoms of neuropathy. It is not yet known whether a lidocaine patch is effective in
treating neuropathy in patients who have undergone surgery for cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying lidocaine patch to see how well it works
compared to a placebo patch in relieving numbness, tingling, and other symptoms of neuropathy
in patients who have undergone surgery for cancer.