Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
Conditions
Brief summary
Complex regional pain syndrome is a painful syndrome often secondary to a traumatic lesion. Treatment is difficult, of long duration with variable outcomes. Patch of capsaïcin has been proposed as adjuvant to a multimodal treatment. Capsaïcin may act by its effect on transient receptor potential vanilloid 1. Efficacity and outcome studies with this treatment are lacking. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate pain intensity over time assessed by visual analog scale in patient with complex regional pain syndrome treated with capsaïcin patch in addition to their usual treatment.
Interventions
DRUGCapsaïcine patch
Patients with complex regional pain syndrome under maximal conventional treatment having a supplementary treatment by a capsaïcin patch.
Sponsors
Brugmann University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patients with complex regional pain syndrome on maximum medical treatment * Age ≥18 years * Patients treated between 2012 and August 31, 2022 in the pain clinic of the CHU Brugmann
Exclusion criteria
\- incomplete medical chart
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | 3 month period | Pain intensity evaluated by a visual analog scale (on a scale 0 to 10) by patients before and after capsaïcin addition. |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
Primary ContactDenis Schmartz, MD
Backup ContactCharlie Reynaud, MD
Outcome results
None listed