drugset / Trial / NCT00004316

Phase I/II Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Capsaicin for Interstitial Cystitis and Vulvar Vestibulitis

NCT00004316

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate the optimal safe dose of intravesical capsaicin in patients with interstitial cystitis. II. Evaluate the efficacy of 0.025% topical capsaicin in relieving chronic burning pain in patients with vulvar vestibulitis. III. Evaluate the effect of capsaicin on type C nerve fibers in bladder mucosa and vulvar skin. IV. Evaluate the effect of C fiber depletion on urinary levels of histamine and prostaglandin.

Timeline

Start
1995-06
Primary completion
2007-08
Completion
2007-08

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Capsaicin Small molecule 0.025 % Other