Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Testing an Herbal Pain Relief Patch to Reduce Pain in Cancer Survivors
Lead Sponsor:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Conditions:
Cancer
Remission
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out whether Tibetree Pain Relieving Plaster, an herbal pain relief patch, may be able to reduce this pain. Tibetree Pain Relieving Plaster is available as an over-...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 18 years or older
- A diagnosis of cancer with no restrictions placed on type of cancer or stage. Eligibility criteria will not be restricted to MSK confirmed biopsy/diagnosis. Participating institution's testing is sufficient for other study sites
- Completed active treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy) at least one month prior to study initiation (patients on continued hormone treatment or maintenance targeted therapies will not be excluded).
- Patients currently have no evidence of disease
- Ambulatory (Karnofsky functional score of ≥ 60)
- Having a focused location of regional musculoskeletal pain (e.g. joints, extremities, back, neck) that can be covered by one patch of PRP
- Worst pain score (numeric pain rating scale) 5 or above in the preceding week
- Pain for at least 3 months and at least 15 days with pain in the preceding 30 days; and willingness to adhere to and understanding of all study-related procedures, including randomization to one of the two possible choices
- Able to understand informed consent and provide signed informed consent form
Exclusion
- Patients with non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (headache, facial pain, chest pain, visceral abdominal pain) will be excluded if these are the sole source of pain but can be present as co-morbid conditions as long as a patient has a primary musculoskeletal pain condition defined as above.
- Patients have generalized musculoskeletal pain such as fibromyalgia
- Use of corticosteroid drugs by any route of administration within 30 days
- Patients with significant self-reported skin disorders
- Patients with open wounds, infections, skin trauma at skin overlying area of pain
- Patients with documented history of skin sensitivity to adhesive or allergic reaction to other patches or topical analgesics
- Patients with documented skin allergic reaction to plants or herbs
- Patients who are in active treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy)
- Plan to change or initiate other pain medications or interventions (e.g. physical therapy, acupuncture, injection). Patients may remain on their current pain regimen.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 28 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 28 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04916249
Start Date
May 28 2021
End Date
May 28 2026
Last Update
June 17 2025
Active Locations (7)
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
2
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748
3
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645
4
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk - Commack
Commack, New York, United States, 11725