The Effect of Halophyte-based Cream on Pain and Itch
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Itch
- Pain Acute
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Single (Participant)Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 60 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Salt-tolerant plants (also called halophytes) can grow in saline soil or directly in salt water (e.g. along coasts). For centuries, these plants have been used in folk medicine, and among other things they are believed to have pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effect. Even though experiments have...
Salt-tolerant plants (also called halophytes) can grow in saline soil or directly in salt water (e.g. along coasts). For centuries, these plants have been used in folk medicine, and among other things they are believed to have pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effect. Even though experiments have already investigated halophytes as a pain relieving substance, the mechanisms in relation to pain and/or itch are still unknown. Therefore, the investigators wish to investigate whether halophyte-based cream applied to the skin can reduce itch applied by means of small needles from the plant mucuna pruriens (also called cowhage) or by histamine (an itch-evoking substance formed in the human body). Further, the investigators wishes to investigate whether long-term application of halophyte-based cream has a pain-relieving effect on heat/cold and pinprick stimulations.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04635254
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
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