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CompletedNCT00655811

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

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (actual)
Sponsor
Wake Forest University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

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.

Detailed description

To comprehensively evaluate the ethnic differences in response to topical capsaicin and its effect on thermal sensory thresholds.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGCapsaicinTopical application, 0.1%, Capzasin HP; Chattem Inc., Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A
DRUGPlacebo moisturizing creamPlacebo moisturizing cream with no active ingredient (Cetaphil; Galderma Laboratories LP, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.)

Timeline

Start date
2008-02-01
Primary completion
2008-08-01
Completion
2009-10-01
First posted
2008-04-10
Last updated
2018-09-10
Results posted
2017-08-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00655811. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.