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Perfusion and Pain Study - The Effect of Pain on Microcirculation

Perfusion and Pain Study - The Effect of Pain on Microcirculation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00034934
Enrollment
20
Registered
2024-08-21
Start date
2024-08-29
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

Nociception and microcirculation

Interventions

Group 1: The microcirculation in the palm is measured in all healthy participants while three stimuli are applied one after the other for five minutes each. The stimuli are PinPrick stimulators from q

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Ability of subject to understand character and individual consequences of the study - Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Pain medication in the last 7 days - Medication that changes skin perfusion in the last 7 days - Expected lack of compliance or language barriers - Impossible measurement (Immobility, Protheses, Tattoo) - Pregnancy or breastfeeding - History of chronic pain - Pre-existing vascular disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary aim is to explore, if pain leads to a change in perfusion, which is measurable as a StO2 or NIR change of the palm.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
A secondary aim is to explore, if pain leads to a change in perfusion, which leads to an altered absorbance spectrum of the palm.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJan Larmann

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

jan.larmann@med.uni-heidelberg.de+ 49 6221 56 39447

Outcome results

None listed

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