Does Topical Lidocaine Decrease Sweat During Exercise in the Heat?

May 16, 2022 updated by: Michael J. Buono, San Diego State University
Subjects will walk on a treadmill at 3 mph and sweat will be collected from both forearms. One arm will be pretreated with topical lidocaine, and the other will act as the control.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Subjects will walk on a treadmill at 3 mph and sweat will be collected from both forearms. One arm will be pretreated with topical lidocaine, and the other will act as the control. Sweat will be collected via macroducts attached to each arm. Sweat production on each arm will be compared using t-tests.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

22

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

16 years to 33 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria: 18-35 years of age -

Exclusion Criteria: pregnant females

-

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: lidocaine pretreated skin
one arm will be pretreated with lidocaine before exercise in the heat
effect of lidocaine on sweat production during exercise in the heat
one arm will be pretreated with topical lidocaine, the other arm will not
No Intervention: control skin
the other arm will act as the control condition

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
volume of sweat produced during exercise following topical lidocaine
Time Frame: one hour of exercise
Volume of sweat produced during exercise following tipocal lidocaine
one hour of exercise

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 (Anticipated)

May 15, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

May 15, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

May 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 11, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

May 18, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 18, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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