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Lidocaine 5% patch for Lower Back Pain

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Cook County Health
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 week and 1 month
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Study Summary

This study will evaluate the addition of lidocaine % transdermal patches to standard therapy in the treatment of acute non-radicular low back pain in patients discharged from the Emergency Department. In addition to standard therapy, half of the participants will receive medicated patches while the other half will receive non-medicated patches.

Eligible Conditions
  • Lower Back Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 week and 1 month
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 week and 1 month for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Secondary outcome measures
Pain
Roland-Morris-24 back pain disability scale
Other outcome measures
Repeat visits

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Lidocaine 5% patchExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients will receive a 7 day supply (21 patches) of lidocaine 5% patches upon discharge from the emergency department in addition to "standard therapy" at the discretion of the treating emergency department physician.
Group II: Non-medicated patchActive Control2 Interventions
Patients will receive a 7 day supply (21 patches) of non-medicated patches upon discharge from the emergency department in addition to "standard therapy" at the discretion of the treating emergency department physician.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
standard therapy
2016
Completed Phase 3
~1200

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Cook County HealthLead Sponsor
46 Previous Clinical Trials
16,195 Total Patients Enrolled
John H. Stroger HospitalLead Sponsor
42 Previous Clinical Trials
13,125 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Adjunctive 5% Lidocaine Patches for Acute Non-radicular Low Back Pain in Emergency Department Patients
Neeraj Chhabra 2017. "Adjunctive 5% Lidocaine Patches for Acute Non-radicular Low Back Pain in Emergency Department Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03301766.
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