Table 1

Patient demographics and clinical characteristics

NGX-4010

(n = 102)

Control

(n = 53)


Demographics


Age (yr), mean ± SD

68.7 ± 12.00

71.2 ± 11.26

Male, n (%)

47 (46%)

25 (47%)

Race

White

89 (87%)

45 (85%)

Black or African American

6 (6%)

3 (6%)

Asian

1 (1%)

1 (2%)

American Indian or Alaska Native

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Other

6 (6%)

3 (6%)


Clinical characteristics


Duration of Pain (yr), mean ± SD

2.7 ± 2.92

3.4 ± 4.00

Baseline a "Average Pain for the Past 24 Hours", mean ± SD

5.4 ± 1.58

5.3 ± 1.53

On Concomitant Pain Medicationb, n (%)

78 (76%)

42 (79%)

Opioids

26 (25%)

13 (25%)

Anticonvulsants

26 (25%)

18 (34%)

Antidepressants

10 (10%)

6 (11%)

Other

52 (51%)

30 (57%)

Size of Painful Area at Screening (cm2), mean ± SD

337.9 ± 226.46

334.2 ± 221.92


Baseline pain level was defined as the mean of all available non-biased Screening NPRS scores in that category.

A patient was defined as being on concomitant pain medication if pain medication started prior to day of treatment, continued on the day of treatment, and was taken for at least 7 days.

Webster et al. BMC Neurology 2010 10:92   doi:10.1186/1471-2377-10-92

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