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The impact of taste of metamizole on the pain perception of healthy volunteers

The impact of taste of metamizole on the pain perception of healthy volunteers - SchmerzMedGu4

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00022805
Enrollment
165
Registered
2020-08-05
Start date
2020-08-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy volunteers R52.0

Interventions

Group 1: Group bitter drug: 800 mg metamizole per os with 0.8 ml quinine solution lingual Group 2: Group sweet drug: 800 mg metamizole per os with 0.8 ml saccharine solution lingual Group 3: Group neu

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum EssenKlinik für Neurologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Voluntary consent, healthy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any acute and chronic illness/infection, use of medication in the last 7 days, alcohol and drug abuse, alcohol use 24 hours prior to participation, allergy to one of the substances used, participation in a clinical trial in the last 6 months, general anaesthesia in the last 6 months, knowledge of German in writing and language. For women: pregnancy, breast-feeding.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint is the change in the area under the pain curve (AUPC, =AUC, in %) during the cold pressor test from baseline to test (about 30 minutes after taking the study medication) as a measure of pain intensity in a group comparison.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary endpoint is the change in pain tolerance (time to stop cold pressor test in seconds) as a surrogate marker of pain intensity from baseline to test in group comparison. Side effects and psychometric and vital parameters are collected exploratively.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJulian Kleine-Borgmann

Universitätsklinikum EssenKlinik für Neurologie

julian.kleine-borgmann@uk-essen.de00492017232446

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026