Itch Clinical Trial
Official title:
Characterization of the Toll-like Receptor 7-agonist Imiquimod 3.75% as a New Surrogate Model of Itch
NCT number | NCT03943407 |
Other study ID # | N-20190029 |
Secondary ID | |
Status | Withdrawn |
Phase | N/A |
First received | |
Last updated | |
Start date | November 2019 |
Est. completion date | June 2022 |
Verified date | January 2021 |
Source | Aalborg University |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
The aim of this research project is to design a new model of human itch by application of Zyclara cream. Further, the aim is to characterize the model and to verify if the mechanism of action of imiquimod follows the histaminergic or non-histaminergic pathway by using the anti-histamine drug doxepin. The last goal is to evaluate the interaction between the activation of TLR7 receptor and the activation of TRPA1 and TRPM8 receptors, which are two of the most important receptors involved in the transduction of noxious stimuli, and to evaluate to which extent these three channel populations functionally overlap.
Status | Withdrawn |
Enrollment | 0 |
Est. completion date | June 2022 |
Est. primary completion date | June 2021 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years to 60 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Healthy men and women - 18-60 years - Speak and understand English Exclusion Criteria: - Pregnancy or lactation - Drug addiction defined as any use of cannabis, opioids or other drugs - Previous or current neurologic, musculoskeletal or mental illnesses - Lack of ability to cooperate - Current use of medications that may affect the trial - Skin diseases - Consumption of alcohol or painkillers 24 hours before the study days and between these - Acute or chronic pain - Participation in other trials within 1 week of study entry (4 weeks in the case of pharmaceutical trials) |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Denmark | Aalborg University | Aalborg | Nordjylland |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Aalborg University |
Denmark,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Superficial blood perfusion by by a Speckle contrast imager (FLPI, Moor Instruments, England). | Two pictures will be taken: one with the sensor placed approximately 35 cm above the induction area and one with the sensor placed approximately 20 cm above the induction area. | Change from baseline, to maximum 19 days after intervention | |
Primary | Trans-epidermal Water Loss (TEWL) | a 2x2 cm hollow probe with two small humidity gauges and two thermometers is placed lightly on the skin for 10-25 seconds. These establish a precise humidity gradient in a 2 cm vicinity of the skin, representative for the point-loss of water though the epidermis. | Change from baseline, to maximum 19 days after intervention | |
Primary | Neurogenic Inflammatory Response and Pigmentation | treatment will be measured with a spectrometer designed for cutaneous use (ColorMeter, DSM II; Cortex Technology, Hadsund, Denmark). | Change from baseline, to maximum 19 days after intervention | |
Primary | Measuring Alloknesis | Alloknesis is measured by using mildly pruritic, non-painful von Frey nylon filaments of a predetermined intensity (generally 5-30 miliNewton of force). | Change from baseline, to maximum 19 days after intervention | |
Primary | Thermal measurements (cold and warm detection thresholds, cold and heat pain thresholds) | The tests for thermal sensation will all be conducted using a PATHWAY ATS (Medoc Ltd, Israel) thermal sensory testing device | Change from baseline, to maximum 19 days after intervention | |
Primary | Measurement of Pain to Supra-threshold Heat Stimuli | The test will all be conducted using a PATHWAY ATS (Medoc Ltd, Israel) thermal sensory testing device | Change from baseline, to maximum 19 days after intervention | |
Primary | Measurement of Mechanical Detection Thresholds, Mechanical Pain Threshold and sensitivity | These tests are conducted using a set of 20 different von Frey hairs (North Coast Medical, Gilroy, CA) with exerted forces ranging from .008g to 300g. | Change from baseline, to maximum 19 days after intervention | |
Secondary | Measurement of Itch rating by Computerized Visual Analog Scale Scoring | We will ask the subjects to rate the sensation of itch on a VAS scale ranging from 0 to 10 where 0 indicates "no itch" and 10 indicates "worst itch imaginable"to 10 where 0 indicates "no itch" and 10 indicates "worst itch imaginable" and similarly for sensations of stinging/pricking and burning, both of which are frequently associated with the sensation of itch or pain. | Change from baseline, to maximum 19 days after intervention | |
Secondary | Measurement of pain rating by Computerized Visual Analog Scale Scoring | the subjects will be asked to rate the sensation of pain on a VAS scale ranging from 0 to 10 where "0" is no pain and "10" is the worst pain. | Change from baseline, to maximum 19 days after intervention |
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