Chilli Peppers Reduces Acute Post Surgery Pain
October 26, 2007
A new study has revealed that purified capsaicin, a drug derived from chilli peppers may reduce acute post surgery pain. Researchers at the Juliana Maria Center, Copenhagen, Denmark, conducted tests on patients and found that the drug reduced pain for atleast three days following groin hernia surgery.
The study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, included 41 men undergoing open (not laparoscopic) groin hernia repair with mesh. Half of the men received 1,000 micrograms of ultra purified capsaicin, an odorless, flavorless substance directly into their wounds during surgery. The remaining patients were given a placebo.
All of the study participants received ibuprofen and acetaminophen. After the research, it was found that patients in the capsaicin group had significantly lower pain scores during the three days following surgery, compared to the patients who had received the placebo.
There were no significant differences in average pain scores after this period.The findings showed pain relief “without any clinically important side effects,” said study author Eske K Aasvang, MD, anesthesiology research fellow, Juliana Marie Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark. “The potential for a much longer duration potentially weeks of pain relief induced by a single administration of ultra purified capsaicin should be investigated in patients with severe postoperative pain,” said Dr. Aasvang.
Source: ANI
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