Pain Perception in Alzheimer's Disease

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00192816

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-19

Start date

2005-06-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2005-09-19

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Conditions

Dementia Alzheimer Type

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine response to pain in Alzheimer's disease.We plan to study the effect of diffuse noxious inhibitory controls(counterirritation phenomenon)and the autonomic nervous system reaction(reflected by the heart rate) in Alzheimer's disease. The study's hypothesis is that pain perception and autonomic nervous system reaction are altered in Alzheimer's disease.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALreaction to pain

Study design

Observational model

DEFINED_POPULATION

Time perspective

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

55 Years to 95 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

\- Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease Must be able to understand a simple pain scale

Exclusion criteria

Neuropathy Psychotropic drugs use -

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactMaria Nassar, Doctor

mashers@netvision.net.il0502061707

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026