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Effect of valdecoxib pretreatment on pain and secondary hyperalgesia associated with the heat/capsaicin model in healthy volunteers
ISRCTN ISRCTN05282752
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Effect of valdecoxib pretreatment on pain and secondary hyperalgesia associated with the heat/capsaicin model in healthy volunteers
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N/A
Study hypothesis Selective COX-2 inhibitors significantly attenuate central sensitization and decrease secondary hyperalgesia
Lay summary Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval IRB approval at Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Study design Prospective, double blind, randomized, cross-over
Countries of recruitment United States of America
Disease/condition/study domain None (healthy volunteers)
Participants - inclusion criteria Healthy volunteers, both genders
Participants - exclusion criteria Pregnancy, known allergy to COX-2 inhibitors, current infection or treatment with analgesics
Anticipated start date 01/01/2004
Anticipated end date 01/01/2006
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 40
Interventions Administration of single dose 40 mg valdecoxib or placebo orally (PO).
Measurement of heat/cold pain threshold and area of heat/capsaicin-induced hyperalgesia.
Primary outcome measure(s) Area of secondary hyperalgesia
Secondary outcome measure(s) Pain threshold for cold/heat pain
Sources of funding Independent Investigator Grant from Pfizer Inc.
Trial website
Publications http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16529650&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Contact name Dr  Piotr  Janicki
  Address Dept. Anesthesiology

Penn State Hershey Medical Ctr

H187

500 University Drive
  City/town Hershey
  Zip/Postcode PA 17036
  Country United States of America
  Email pjanicki@psu.edu
Sponsor Pfizer Inc. (USA)
  Address 235 E. 42nd Str
  City/town New York
  Zip/Postcode NY, 10017-5755
  Country United States of America
  Email maria.mccauley@pfizer.com
Date applied 29/11/2005
Last edited 16/08/2011
Date ISRCTN assigned 30/11/2005
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