Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Topical Compounded Pain Creams and Pain Perception
Brief summary
To evaluate the change in patient pain perception with the use of a topical compounded pain cream regimen.
Detailed description
This is a prospective,observational,single center, open label study of patients that receive a combination topical compounded analgesic medication with no comparator group.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Participants must be diagnosed with an ICD9 code indicative of chronic pain. * Participants must be starting a new regimen of topical therapy with multiple compounded agents. * Participants must be expecting to receive therapy for at least 12 weeks. * Participants must be between 18 and 65 years of age. * Participants must be able to provide sound written and verbal informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Participants must not have prior hypersensitivity or adverse events to any of the components in the customized prescription. * Participants must not be pregnant or breastfeeding women. * Participants must not have a diagnosis of cancer within the past 5 years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived pain changes | 12 Week Study [Baseline, 4,8, and 12 week evaluation] | Minimal sample size of 60 persons(maximum n=150)with a diagnosis of chronic pain (n=30 neuropathic and n=30 nociceptive primary pain-type)to determine predictors of a 30% or greater reduction of pain scores evaluated by logistic regression analyses utilizing the Brief Pain Index scores. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life | 12 Weeks [Baseline,4,8, and 12 week evaluation] | To evaluate the change in quality of life using the EuroQol-5D-3L survey. |
Countries
United States