Gender-related differences in pain among cisgender and trans*gender individuals
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The study examines healthy subjects of different genders. This includes cisgender individuals as well as transgender and non-binary individuals (e.g., nonbinary, genderfluid, or agender).
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Sponsors
UKSH Kiel, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: healthy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy, breastfeeding, pre-existing conditions affecting pain perception, skin injuries on the back of the hand or forearm, regular use of painkillers, use of intoxicants 72 hours prior to testing.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of the study is to conduct a multifactorial investigation of the relationship between pain sensitivity and biopsychosocial gender components. This will be done at the hormonal level by measuring testosterone and estradiol levels, at the pain medicine level using Qualitative Sensory Testing (QST), Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM), Cold Pressor Task (CPT), and psychosocially using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Self-Efficacy Expectancy Scale (SWE), and German Extended Personal Attribute Questionnaire (GEPAQ). There is no endpoint in the conventional sense in this study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adjusted standard value proposal for trans patients to improve the care situation. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJanne Gierthmühlen
UKSH Kiel, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin
Outcome results
None listed