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Effects of a Peripheral Nerve Block on Biomarkers of Pain and Inflammation
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT00780936
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a local anesthetic nerve block on
markers of inflammation and pain after a sunburn. This is important because it may provide
information regarding the way that nerve blocks help with the treatment of pain and in
particular provide preemptive analgesia.
Official Title
Effect of Peripheral Nerve Block on Inflammatory and Nociceptive Biomarkers in a UV-B Burn Model in Humans
Stanford Investigator(s)
Martin S. Angst
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:1. Between 18 and 50 years of age 2. Fluent in English language 3.
Provide written informed consent 4. Skin pigmentation type II or III
Exclusion
Criteria:1. Current use of prescription drugs interfering with study objective 2. Use of
over-the-counter analgesic/anti-inflammatory drugs within 48h of study participation 3.
Current acute or chronic pain conditions 4. Significant medical conditions including
psychiatric, neurological, and dermatological diseases 5. Pregnancy 6. Allergies to study
drug(s) 7. Concomitant participation in other study protocol
Intervention(s):
procedure: femoral nerve block
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Martha Tingle
6507242742