Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study Testing Topical Pain-Relieving Herbal Plasters in People Who Are Using Opioids for Their Pain
Integrating Topical Herbal Plasters to Enhance Pain Management and Reduce Opioid Use in Cancer Patients (EASE)
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The are doing this study to find out whether using topical (on the skin) herbal plasters, Tibetree pain- relieving plasters (PRPs), can be an effective addition to standard opioid therapy for pain management. The researchers will look at whether the Tibetree PRPs are a practical (feasible) and effective way of managing localized pain (pain that is limited to a certain area) in people who are currently taking opioids. Participants in this study will have cancer or have had it in the past.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer Patients | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Survivor Patients | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topical herbal plaster | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Topical herbal plaster
- description
- Will use the Tibetree PRPs on Days 1-7 of the treatment period.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Topical herbal plaster
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Waitlist control group (WLC)
- description
- Will use the Tibetree PRPs on Days 8-14 of the treatment period after a 7-day waiting period
- interventionNames
- Drug: Topical herbal plaster
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Enrollment rate
- timeFrame
- 2 years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * English speaking with 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. Outside institution's testing is sufficient. * Ambulatory (Karnofsky Performance Status of ≥ 60) * Having one of three types of pain (e.g., musculoskeletal pain, bone metastasis pain, and visceral/abdominal pain) and the worst pain area can be covered by one patch of topical herbal plaster * Worst pain score (measured by the 0-10 numeric pain rating scale) 4 or above in the preceding week * Current use of short-term oral opioids (i.e. oxycodone, morphine immediate release, or hydromorphone) for pain management. * Willingness to adhere to and understanding of all study-related procedures, including randomization to one of the two possible study arms * Able to understand informed consent and provide signed informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Patients are unwilling to reduce opioid use if their pain reduces * Patients have generalized musculoskeletal pain such as fibromyalgia as primary source of pain * Patients with clinician confirmed significant skin disorders such as severe eczema, psoriasis, severe xerosis, chronic dermatitis, or adhesive allergy. * 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 unwilling to hold their current localized topical pain treatment (such as lidocaine patch) for the most severe pain site. * Patients who undergo initiation or change in pain management strategies within 1 week prior to enrollment, including oral analgesics (e.g., opioids, NSAIDs), medications that can significantly reduce pain (e.g., bisphosphonates, denosumab), or interventional procedures (e.g., nerve blocks, palliative radiation). * Patients who are planned to undergo initiation or change of the above pain management strategies in the 2 weeks following enrollment. * Patients who undergo initiation or change in standard cancer treatments (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy) 1 week prior to enrollment. * Patients who are planned to undergo initiation or change of active cancer treatments (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy) in the 2 weeks following enrollment.
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