Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0263092936
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Does peppermint oil significantly affect thermal detection and pain thresholds?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Respiratory: Thermal pain
Intervention
1. Active peppermint oil
2. Placebo oil
Intervention type
Drug
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Peppermint oil
Primary outcome measure
1. Cold detection threshold
2. Warm detection threshold
3. Cold pain threshold
4. Heat pain threshold.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
05/03/2001
Overall trial end date
01/06/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Volunteers
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
05/03/2001
Recruitment end date
01/06/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Pain Management Department
London
WC1N 3BG
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list