Does Topical Lidocaine Decrease Sweat During Exercise in the Heat?

San Diego State University10 enrolled

Overview

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.

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

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Sweat Pore Closure

Interventions

LidocaineDRUG

effect of lidocaine on sweat production during exercise in the heat

controlOTHER

one arm will be pretreated with topical lidocaine, the other arm will not

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 18-35 years of age - Exclusion Criteria: pregnant females \-

Locations (1)

San Diego State University

San Diego, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

volume of sweat produced during exercise following topical lidocaine

Volume of sweat produced during exercise following tipocal lidocaine

Time frame: one hour of exercise

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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