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Effects of Capsaicin on the Structure, Distribution, and Function of Cutaneous Small Nerve Fibers in Psoriatic Skin

NCT00697034 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2018-08-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to examine the role of nerves in the skin in psoriasis and to better understand the effects of capsaicin in psoriasis.In this study, capsaicin will be compared to a moisturizer (aquaphor ointment).

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Capsaicin

natural alkaloid derived from hot chili peppers and activates vanilloid receptors that are also activated by endogenous cannabinoid anandamide applied three times daily

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gil Yosipovitch, MD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-06-30
Primary Completion
2007-08-31
Completion
2008-12-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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