Table 6.
Summary of the answers to the Patient Global Impression of Change after first treatment and re‐treatment with capsaicin 8% patch
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First treatment, n (%) | (n = 267) | (n = 278) | (n = 266) | (n = 215) | (n = 374) |
| I feel very much worse | 6 (2) | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | 2 (1) | 4 (1) |
| I feel much worse | 6 (2) | 7 (3) | 9 (3) | 6 (3) | 6 (2) |
| I feel slightly worse | 25 (9) | 25 (9) | 18 (7) | 21 (10) | 33 (9) |
| I feel no change | 86 (32) | 99 (36) | 83 (31) | 82 (38) | 156 (42) |
| I feel slightly improved | 89 (33) | 85 (31) | 85 (32) | 51 (24) | 95 (25) |
| I feel much improved | 28 (11) | 39 (14) | 36 (14) | 30 (14) | 48 (13) |
| I feel very much improved | 27 (10) | 21 (76) | 31 (12) | 23 (11) | 32 (9) |
| Re‐treatment, n (%) | (n = 131) | (n = 108) | (n = 103) | (n = 82) | (n = 169) |
| I feel very much worse | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I feel much worse | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | 0 | 3 (2) |
| I feel slightly worse | 6 (5) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 9 (5) |
| I feel no change | 19 (15) | 12 (11) | 23 (22) | 17 (21) | 45 (27) |
| I feel slightly improved | 43 (33) | 40 (37) | 29 (28) | 23 (28) | 37 (22) |
| I feel much improved | 27 (21) | 28 (26) | 21 (20) | 24 (29) | 42 (25) |
| I feel very much improved | 32 (24) | 24 (22) | 24 (23) | 17 (21) | 32 (19) |