Can capsaicin cream ease nerve pain after chemotherapy?
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether a capsaicin cream (made from chili peppers) can help reduce pain in the legs caused by nerve damage from past chemotherapy. It's for people who still have pain 3 months or more after finishing chemo.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have pain in your feet or legs from nerve damage caused by past chemotherapy (like vinca alkaloids, taxanes, bortezomib, thalidomide, or platinum drugs).
- Your pain has lasted more than 3 months and rates at least a 4 out of 10 on a pain scale.
- You finished chemotherapy within the last year.
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are being seen at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
- You do not have an open skin sore, infection, or allergy to capsaicin or adhesive bandages.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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