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Ethnic Differences in Response to Topical Capsaicin: A Psychophysical Study on Healthy Subjects

NCT00655811 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2018-09-10

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Summary

The purpose of this research is to study how people respond differently to capsaicin in different racial groups and the effect it has on your pain levels. Capsaicin is a natural product made from hot chili peppers that is useful for treating the itch symptoms of skin disease.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DRUG

Capsaicin

Topical application, 0.1%, Capzasin HP; Chattem Inc., Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A

DRUG

Placebo moisturizing cream

Placebo moisturizing cream with no active ingredient (Cetaphil; Galderma Laboratories LP, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gil Yosipovitch, MD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2008-08-31
Completion
2009-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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