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Development of fMRI technology for the diagnosis of pain deception and malingering

Development of fMRI technology for the diagnosis of pain deception and malingering

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0004876
Enrollment
80
Registered
2020-04-03
Start date
2019-01-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-04-21

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : 1. Kind of intervention: Psychological behavioral intervention (pain deception), and the subject of deception is the researcher (one of co-author). 2. Number and duration of application:
s test, a physical examination for fake diseases and deceive them as if they were sick when they were preparing questionnaires and receiving fMRI tests. A control group (Non-deception group) shall not

Sponsors

National Research Foundation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants who have not experienced pain within one month of recruitment or chronic back pain that has lasted more than three months. In the case of chronic back pain patients, the patient has a VAS 4/10 or higher moderate degree of pain Adults over twenty years old Those who can understand and voluntarily agree with the subject statement of this study and prepare their own MMPI-2 psychological test paper

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a participant with pain caused by another disease. a claustrophobic person Those who cannot conduct MRI (those with metal in the body) Persons diagnosed with existing structural brain diseases (brain tumors, cerebral hemorrhage, etc.) a mental illness including depression a person diagnosed with sleep disorders Those who wish to be compensated for a lawsuit or an accident at the time of registration of the study; alcohol and drug addicts

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
brain functional MRI

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
MMPI-2;Visual analogue scale (VAS);Waddell's test;salivary alpha-amylase

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHo Sik Moon

The Catholic University of Korea, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

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