Effects of Lidocaine Patch on Intradermal Capsaicin Induced Pain and Hyperalgesia

Summary

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

Timeline

Start

2005-12

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-02

Publications

• Background Wallace MS, Laitin S, Licht D, Yaksh TL. Concentration-effect relations for intravenous lidocaine infusions in human volunteers: effects on acute sensory thresholds and capsaicin-evoked hyperpathia. Anesthesiology. 1997 Jun;86(6):1262-72. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199706000-00006.
• Background Wallace MS, Ridgeway B 3rd, Leung A, Schulteis G, Yaksh TL. Concentration-effect relationships for intravenous alfentanil and ketamine infusions in human volunteers: effects on acute thresholds and capsaicin-evoked hyperpathia. J Clin Pharmacol. 2002 Jan;42(1):70-80. doi: 10.1177/0091270002042001008.
• Background Ando K, Wallace MS, Braun J, Schulteis G. Effect of oral mexiletine on capsaicin-induced allodynia and hyperalgesia: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2000 Sep-Oct;25(5):468-74. doi: 10.1053/rapm.2000.8584.
• Background Eisenach JC, Hood DD, Curry R, Tong C. Alfentanil, but not amitriptyline, reduces pain, hyperalgesia, and allodynia from intradermal injection of capsaicin in humans. Anesthesiology. 1997 Jun;86(6):1279-87. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199706000-00008.
• Background Eisenach JC, Hood DD, Curry R. Intrathecal, but not intravenous, clonidine reduces experimental thermal or capsaicin-induced pain and hyperalgesia in normal volunteers. Anesth Analg. 1998 Sep;87(3):591-6. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199809000-00018.
• Background Cervero F, Gilbert R, Hammond RGE, Tanner J. Development of secondary hyperalgesia following non-painful thermal stimulation of the skin: a psychophysical study in man. Pain. 1993 Aug;54(2):181-189. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(93)90207-6.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.