Effect of Acute Treatment With N2O on Inhibitory Pain Mechanisms in Healthy Subject (N2O)

September 21, 2014 updated by: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
The purpose of this study is to determine whether N2O (laughing gas) has an antinociceptive effects in healthy volunteers.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

10 healthy volunteers will come twice to the pain medicine unit, at 1 visit they'll get N2O and in the second visit they'll get air as placebo, they won't know what they're getting. During the visit they'll get heat stimulus using QST and will have to report their pain using eVAS (scale from 0 to 100 when 0 is no pain and 100 is the worst pain imagine).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

10

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Tel Aviv, Israel
        • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Pain Medicine Unit

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-50 years old
  • women and men
  • healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • smokers
  • medication use pregnant woman cardiovascular disease

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: N2O
N20 70% inhalation 5 minutes O2 100 % inhalation for 5 minutes
Other Names:
  • laughing gas
Sham Comparator: Air
sham comparator

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: August 2016
August 2016

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 3, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

June 11, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 23, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2014

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

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