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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients included (n = 20)

From: Assessment of the feasibility of high-concentration capsaicin patches in the pain unit of a tertiary hospital for a population of mixed refractory peripheral neuropathic pain syndromes in Non-diabetic patients

 

Pain background

(years)a

DN4

Previous analgesic treatments

Concomitant analgesic treatments during 12 weeks study

Post-herpetic neuralgia

2

9

Opioids, TLb, NSAIDs, anticonvulsants, antidepressants and Itd

Opioids, TL, anticonvulsants and antidepressants

2

8

Opioids, TL, anticonvulsants, antidepressants and IT

Opioids, TL, anticonvulsants and antidepressants,

2

7

Anticonvulsants, Opioids, TL, antidepressants and IT

Anticonvulsants

24

4

Anticonvulsants TL, and IT

Anticonvulsants, Opioids and antidepressant

5

8

Opioids, TL, LIc and IT

No treatment

6

5

Opioids, TL, NSAIDs, anticonvulsants and IT

Opioids and anticonvulsants

Total knee arthroplasty post-surgical pain

4

6

TL, NSAIDs, anticonvulsants and IT

Antidepressant and Opioids

2

5

Opioids, TL, anticonvulsants and IT

Opioids and antidepressants

4

6

LI, NSAIDs and IT

Opioids anticonvulsants and TL

Painful scar

0.6

6

Opioids, TL, anticonvulsants and IT

Opioids, TL and anticonvulsants

3

9

TL and Opioids

TL and NSAIDs

2

9

Opioids, TL, NSAIDs and anticonvulsants

Opioids and anticonvulsants

4

9

Opioids, anticonvulsants and IT

Opioids, anticonvulsants, and TL

Femoral cutaneous neuropathy

14

9

TL, NSAIDs and IT

TL

6

9

Opioids and anticonvulsants

Antidepressant

Neuroma

5

9

TL and IT

No treatment

5

9

Anticonvulsants TL, and IT

Anticonvulsants and NSAIDs

10

9

NSAIDs, anticonvulsants , IT, LI

No treatment

CRPS-I

1

9

TL and IT

Anticonvulsants and antidepressants

HIV-associated neuropathy

5

9

Anticonvulsants Opioids, TL, and antidepressants

Anticonvulsants

  1. CRPS-I: complex regional pain syndrome type I.
  2. aPain background: time (years) of pain related to the process studied.
  3. bTopical lidocaine.
  4. cLidocaine infusion.
  5. dInterventional technique: neuroaxial blocks, intercostals blocks and sympathetic blocks.