ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2015
Treatment of localized neuropathic pain of different etiologies with the 5% lidocaine medicated plaster - a case series.
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- Factors in Surgical Placement and System Design to Reduce Pocket Awareness and Optimize the User Experience of Spinal Cord Stimulators - A Comprehensive Review.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Effect of 2% Topical Lidocaine Gel on Discomfort from Electrical Stimulation During Nerve Conduction Studies- A Prospective Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study.Local and regional anesthesia · 2023Article
- Treatment Strategies for Generator Pocket Pain.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2021Article
- Early experience with topical meloxicam and lidocaine combination for the treatment of vulvodynia.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2018Article
- The 5% Lidocaine-Medicated Plaster: Its Inclusion in International Treatment Guidelines for Treating Localized Neuropathic Pain, and Clinical Evidence Supporting its Use.Pain and therapy · 2016Review
- Novel Treatment of Radicular Pain With a Multi-Mechanistic Combination Topical Agent: A Case Series and Literature Review.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2016Article
- The topical 5% lidocaine medicated plaster in localized neuropathic pain: a reappraisal of the clinical evidence.Journal of pain research · 2016Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the efficacy and safety of the topical 5% lidocaine medicated plaster in the treatment of localized neuropathic pain. STUDY
designThis was a case series at an Austrian pain clinic, using retrospective analysis. PATIENTS AND
methodsData of 27 patients treated for localized neuropathic pain with the 5% lidocaine medicated plaster were retrospectively analyzed. Assessment included changes in overall pain intensity, in intensity of different pain qualities, and of hyperalgesia and allodynia, and changes in sleep quality.
resultsPatients (17 female, ten male; mean age 53.4±11.4 years) presented mainly with dorsalgia (16 patients) or postoperative/posttraumatic pain (seven patients); one patient suffered from both. The mean overall pain intensity prior to treatment with lidocaine medicated plaster was 8.4±1.2 on the 11-point Likert scale. In the majority of cases, the lidocaine plaster was applied concomitantly with preexisting pain medication (81.5% of the patients). During the 6-month observation period, overall mean pain intensity was reduced by almost 5 points (4.98) to 3.5±2.6. Substantial reductions were also observed for neuralgiform pain (5 points from 7.9±2.6 at baseline) and burning pain (3 points from 5.2±4.1). Sleep quality improved from 4.6±2.6 at baseline to 5.5±1.8. Stratification by pain diagnosis showed marked improvements in overall pain intensity for patients with dorsalgia or postoperative/posttraumatic pain. The lidocaine plaster was well tolerated.
conclusionOverall, topical treatment with the 5% lidocaine medicated plaster was associated with effective pain relief and was well tolerated.
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