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Placebo analgesia and social learning: Is it possible to increase medication effect via processes of social learning?

Placebo analgesia and social learning: Is it possible to increase medication effect via processes of social learning?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00011230
Enrollment
44
Registered
2016-11-29
Start date
2016-11-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

M54

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: Positive information about the medication (Amitriptilyn, individual dosage)-- Patients will be randomized and allocated to the intervention group. A social observational S

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)?Zentrum für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin?Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie?Bereich Schmerzmedizin und Schmerzpsychologie?
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic back pain, ongoing treatment in the pain center of the UKE, ongoing medication: Amitriptyline.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: acute or chronic mentally disorders excluding: F45.41 (nach ICD-10; DSM-IV bzw. DSM-V), insufficient knowledge of German language or eye-sight, cognitive impairment or intake of medication, which impairs consciousness.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain rating: Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) 0-10, Pre-, Post-, 2 weeks follow up

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
pain associated variables: Pain Disability, functional capacity, depressive mood, pain catastrophizing, quality of life Pre, post, 2 weeks follow up (concerning experimental social learning situation)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRegine Klinger

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)?Zentrum für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin?Klinik und Poliklinik für AnästhesiologieBereichs Schmerzmedizin und Schmerzpsychologie?

r.klinger@uke.de0049 40 7410 52837 ?Mobil: 0049 152 22824387

Outcome results

None listed

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