Effects of Lidocaine Patch on Intradermal Capsaicin Induced Pain and Hyperalgesia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To determine the effects of Lidocaine patch on the pain and hyperalgesia induced by intradermal capsaicin

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
• Treatments: Capsaicin; Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 and above

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy.

• Allergy to lidocaine

• Current painful condition

• Current use of analgesics for the treatment of pain

• Lack of ability to understand the experimental protocol and to adequately communicate in English. The neurosensory testing we plan to perform requires the complete cooperation and understanding of the subject. It would be impossible to perform these studies on patients who do not adequately communicate in English.