Conditions: Sting
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Enrollment: 60
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to have subjects report whether or not several antibiotic products sting when they are applied to minor wounds created on the inner arms.

Detailed description:
The primary objective of this study is to assess the sting potential of single applications of over-the-counter (OTC) topical antibiotic ointments and cream compared to saline (negative control) and isopropyl alcohol (positive control) when applied to a tape-stripped wound site.

Arms:
arm 1: 0.9% Sodium Chloride Saline Solution (0.3 cc) arm 2: 70% Isopropyl Alcohol (0.3 cc) arm 3: Neosporin® Plus Pain Relieving Cream formula with pH balance technology (0.3 cc) arm 4: Neosporin® Complete First Aid Antibiotic/Pain Relieving Ointment (0.3 cc) arm 5: Neosporin® Original Ointment (0.3 cc) arm 6: Neosporin® Plus Pain relief Ointment (0.3 cc)

Interventions: intervention 1: Saline intervention 2: Isopropyl Alcohol intervention 3: Pain Relieving Cream intervention 4: Antibiotic/Pain Relieving Ointment intervention 5: Original Ointment intervention 6: Pain Relief Ointment
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: None intervention 2: None intervention 3: None intervention 4: None intervention 5: None intervention 6: None

Protocol document: