Lidocaine Patch in Treating Cancer Patients With Neuropathic Pain After Surgery
The Efficacy Of Lidocaine Patch In The Management Of Postsurgical Neuropathic Pain In Patients With Cancer: A Phase III Double-Blind, Crossover Study
Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
A PHASE3 clinical study on Pain and Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, this trial is completed. The trial is conducted by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology and has accumulated 8 data snapshots since 2004. Oncology trials at this stage typically focus on safety, tolerability, and early efficacy signals.
Study Description(click to expand)OBJECTIVES: * Determine whether a lidocaine patch vs placebo improves postsurgical neuropathic pain in cancer patients. * Compare the toxic effects of these regimens in these patients. * Compare the effect of these regimens on mood states, functional abilities, and overall quality of life of these patients. OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Patients are stratified according to etiology of pain (breast surgery vs lung surgery vs amputation vs other), duration of pain (1-3 months vs 4-6 months vs more than 6 months), and current analgesic regimen (opioids \[including tramadol\] vs antidepressants vs anticonvulsants vs combination vs other vs none). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. * Arm I: Patients receive a lidocaine transdermal patch (up to 3 patches) applied directly to the painful area for 18 hours once daily. Treatment continues for 4 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. At the end of week 4, patients cross over to arm II. * Arm II: Patients receive a placebo transdermal patch applied to the painful area as in arm I. At the end of week 4, patients cross over to arm I. Pain and quality of life are assessed at baseline and weeks 4...
OBJECTIVES:
* Determine whether a lidocaine patch vs placebo improves postsurgical neuropathic pain in cancer patients. * Compare the toxic effects of these regimens in these patients. * Compare the effect of these regimens on mood states, functional abilities, and overall quality of life of these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Patients are stratified according to etiology of pain (breast surgery vs lung surgery vs amputation vs other), duration of pain (1-3 months vs 4-6 months vs more than 6 months), and current analgesic regimen (opioids \[including tramadol\] vs antidepressants vs anticonvulsants vs combination vs other vs none). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
* Arm I: Patients receive a lidocaine transdermal patch (up to 3 patches) applied directly to the painful area for 18 hours once daily. Treatment continues for 4 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. At the end of week 4, patients cross over to arm II. * Arm II: Patients receive a placebo transdermal patch applied to the painful area as in arm I. At the end of week 4, patients cross over to arm I.
Pain and quality of life are assessed at baseline and weeks 4 and 8.
Patients are followed at 3-7 days.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients (50 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.
Status Flow
Change History
8 versions recorded-
Jan 2026 — Present [monthly]
Completed PHASE3
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Sep 2025 — Present [monthly]
Completed PHASE3
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Sep 2024 — Sep 2025 [monthly]
Completed PHASE3
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Jul 2024 — Sep 2024 [monthly]
Completed PHASE3
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Jan 2021 — Jul 2024 [monthly]
Completed PHASE3
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Jun 2018 — Jan 2021 [monthly]
Completed PHASE3
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Feb 2017 — Jun 2018 [monthly]
Completed PHASE3
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Jan 2017 — Feb 2017 [monthly]
Completed PHASE3
First recorded
May 2004
Trial started
Per CT.gov start date — pre-dates our first snapshot
Eligibility Summary
No eligibility information available.
Contact Information
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
For direct contact, visit the study record on ClinicalTrials.gov .