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Table 6 Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) responses

From: Effectiveness of the capsaicin 8% patch in the management of peripheral neuropathic pain in European clinical practice: the ASCEND study

Response

Patients, n (%)

 

First treatment

Second treatment

Third treatment

Week 2

n = 408

  

 Improved

258 (63.2)

  

 No change

117 (28.7)

  

 Worsened

33 (8.1)

  

Week 8

n = 368

  

 Improved

231 (62.8)

  

 No change

110 (29.9)

  

 Worsened

27 (7.3)

  

Week 12

n = 367

n = 150

n = 47

 Improved

224 (61.0)

112 (74.7)

37 (78.7)

 No change

116 (31.6)

30 (20.0)

8 (17.0)

 Worsened

27 (7.4)

8 (5.3)

2 (4.3)

Week 26

n = 207

n = 101

n = 28

 Improved

113 (54.6)

67 (66.3)

23 (82.1)

 No change

76 (36.7)

26 (25.7)

3 (10.7)

 Worsened

18 (8.7)

8 (7.9)

2 (7.1)

Week 39

n = 177

n = 81

n = 21

 Improved

96 (54.2)

50 (61.7)

18 (85.7)

 No change

65 (36.7)

24 (29.6)

1 (4.8)

 Worsened

16 (9.0)

7 (8.6)

2 (9.5)

Week 52

n = 176

n = 56

n = 7

 Improved

93 (52.8)

38 (67.9)

5 (71.4)

 No change

71 (40.3)

14 (25.0)

1 (14.3)

 Worsened

12 (6.8)

4 (7.1)

1 (14.3)

  1. Improved: slightly, much, very much; Worsened: slightly, much, very much