Status:

UNKNOWN

The Effect of Remifentanil on Established Sunburn-induced Hyperalgesia in Human Volunteers

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Vienna

Conditions:

Hyperalgesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-40 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief 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 sy...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Body mass index between 15th and 85th percentile
  • Normal findings in the medical history and physical examination
  • Drug free for 1 week prior to the study day

Exclusion

  • Regular use of medication especially analgesics
  • Abuse of alcoholic beverages, drug abuse
  • History of asthma
  • Participation in a clinical trial in the 2 weeks preceding the study
  • Symptoms of a clinically relevant illness in the 2 weeks before the first study day
  • Resting systolic blood pressure \> 135 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \> 85 mmHg
  • Acute skin diseases like sunburn on the relevant areas or skin lesions
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • UV sensitive skin conditions, like Xeroderma pigmentosa

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00811837

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2009

Last Update

November 18 2009

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Department of Anaesthesia, Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria, 1090