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The investigators hypothesize that there would be significant changes in blood pressure or heart rate in patients consuming caffeine while taking terbinafine.
Terbinafine is a common oral medication used for moderate to severe nail onychomycosis. On the terbinafine package insert, it states that terbinafine can reduce clearance of caffeine by 19%. However, the clinical effects of this finding in patients have yet to really be studied. Decreased clearance of caffeine can physically present with measurable signs such as an increased blood pressure or increased heart rate, as well as less measurable symptoms of GI upset, irritability, headache, insomnia. As a result, dermatologists do not always know how to counsel patients taking terbinafine on their caffeine intake. Hence, recommendations vary as no studies have been done on whether caffeine consumption while taking terbinafine is associated with clinical outcomes, such as measurable changes in blood pressure or heart rate.
This will be a preliminary single-blind randomized control clinical study. Patients being started on oral terbinafine by video visit will be approached for enrollment in the study. Patients will be provided with the baseline survey, to assess demographic information, BMI, and daily caffeine intake. Patients with a history of hypertension and anxiety will not be enrolled per the exclusion criteria. If the patient's blood pressure or heart rate are abnormal, they will be removed from the study
We hypothesize that there would be significant changes in blood pressure or heart rate in patients consuming caffeine while taking terbinafine.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Caffeinated Group | Active Comparator | Caffeinated coffee, 1 cup, 8 oz water setting, 95 mg caffeine |
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| Decaffeinated Group | Placebo Comparator | Decaffeinated coffee, 1 cup, 8 oz water setting |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Caffeinated Coffee | Other | Subjects would be randomized to a group "Caffeinated" and subjects will be 95 mg of caffeine in caffeinated coffee. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Blood Pressure | An inflatable cuff will be placed around the subject's arm. The cuff has a gauge on it that will measure the blood pressure. | Baseline, 30 min after consuming caffeine, 60 minutes after consuming caffeine |
| Change in Heart Rate | A heart rate monitor will be used to measure the pulse of the subject. | Baseline, 30 min after consuming caffeine, 60 minutes after consuming caffeine |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Shari Lipner, MD, PhD | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Weill Cornell Medicine | New York | New York | 10021 | United States |
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| Decaffeinated Coffee | Other | Subjects would be randomized to a group "Decaffeinated" and subjects will be no caffeine in decaffeinated coffee. |
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