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The Effect of Remifentanil on Established Capsaicin-Induced Hyperalgesia in Human Volunteers

NCT00789386 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2009-05-21

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Summary

Treatment of chronic pain is a major clinical challenge since chronic pain is frequent and leads to deterioration of quality of life. An injury or wound can lead to long term changes in the nervous system that make the skin more sensitive at and near the injury; this is termed hyperalgesia and occurs through long term depotentiation (LTP), i.e., a change in the synaptic interaction between neurons.

Opioids are the gold standard for the symptomatic therapy of moderate to severe pain. Now, in animal studies the investigators have discovered previously unrecognized effects of opioids.

Intradermal injection of capsaicin (injection of pepper extract into the skin) is an established pain model in humans. The investigators want to test the influence of remifentanil, an ultra-short acting opioid, on hyperalgesia observed after intradermal capsaicin in human volunteers in a double blind cross-over prospective active placebo controlled clinical trial.

Conditions

  • Hyperalgesia

Interventions

DRUG

Remifentanil

Remifentanil (Ultiva ®; Glaxo-Smith-Kline; Vienna, Austria) at an initial dose of 0.24 µg kg-1 min-1 will be applied iv during 60 minutes.

DRUG

Midazolam

Midazolam (Dormicum®; Roche; Vienna, Austria) will be applied iv as active placebo at a dose of 7.5 µg.kg-1.min-1 over 10 minutes to mimic typical central nervous side effects of remifentanil.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Burkhard Gustorff, MD · Medical University of Vienna

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-10-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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