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Effects and Mechanisms of Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation on Pain Perception in Healthy Individuals

Effects and Mechanisms of Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation on Pain Perception in Healthy Individuals

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500110109
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-09-30
Start date
2025-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

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

Conditions

Pain perception in healthy individuals

Interventions

Interventional group 1:First, transcranial ultrasound real stimulation, followed by transcranial ultrasound sham stimulation.
Interventional group 2:First, transcranial ultrasound sham stimulation, followed by transcranial ultrasound real stimulation.

Sponsors

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy adult individuals aged over 18 years, right-handed; 2. No significant emotional fluctuations in the past week; 3. Normal cognitive function, able to understand the experimental procedure and actively cooperate with the study; 4. Normal vision, or corrected to normal vision; 5. Voluntarily participated in the study and provided written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Presence of conditions involving sensory abnormalities; 2.Presence of significant skin damage or skin diseases (affecting sensory testing); 3.Presence of neurological or psychiatric disorders (such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.); 4.Presence of a history of head trauma or significant organic brain lesions (such as brain tumors, cerebral infarction, etc.); 5.Presence of diseases of other systems that may affect brain function (such as cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, hematological diseases, infectious diseases, etc.);

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Heat pain threshold;Pressure pain threshold;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse event;Event-related potentials during repetitive pulsed heat stimulation task;The positive and negative affect;Self-report emotional state;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJie Jia

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

shannonjj@126.com+86 21 52887820

Outcome results

None listed

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