Chest Pain Perception and Capsaicin Sensitivity
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Chest Pain
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a positive correlation between the ability to sense chest pain in the context of myocardial ischemia and the ability to sense discomfort associated with the topical application of the TRPV1 agonist capsaicin (the active ingredient on hot chili peppers). Patients undergoing clinical elective balloon angioplasty of a coronary stenosis will be asked to quantify the subjective intensity of any chest pain they feel during a standardized episode of myocardial ischemia produced by a one-minute coronary balloon occlusion, using a previously-validated numeric rating scale. The same patients will subsequently be asked to grade the subjective intensity of cutaneous discomfort resulting from application of a capsaicin-containing patch (Capzasin-HP Cream, an over-the-counter product approved for topical application to treat muscle and joint aches) to the forearm. The goal will be to determine whether an association can be demonstrated between the subjective perception of ischemic chest pain during coronary balloon occlusion and cutaneous capsaicin sensitivity. Such an association could have considerable clinical value, as it might allow physicians to prospectively assess an individual's ability to perceive myocardial ischemia/infarction by assessing his/her subjective response to the topical application of capsaicin.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02346903
- Run by
- Bassett Healthcare
- People needed
- 99
- Starts
- 2013-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-03-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Subjects will consist of patients who have undergone clinically-indicated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the treatment of coronary artery disease.
You may not qualify if…
- Clinically unstable patients, such as those undergoing emergency PCI, patients with documented hypersensitivity to capsaicin will be excluded and patients who have used a capsaicin-based product within the last 3 months will be excluded. Patients in whom it would be inadvisable for any reason to conduct a one-hour research study at a follow-up visit after PCI will also be excluded.
Where it is running
- Bassett Healthcare Network — Cooperstown, New York, United States
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