Pain Thresholds
Conditions
Keywords
Pressure Pain Thresholds, Pain, Emotions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate if different emotional states such as boredom and happiness could influence mechanical pain thresholds and other pain - related variables such as pain tolerance, pain intensity and pain - related negative affect.
Detailed description
Participants will be randomized into 3 different groups watching different short video-clips (2.30 min), while at the same time experience short-lasting, experimentally induced pain. The boredom emotions group will watch a short boring video, the positive emotions group will watch a video containing a stand-up comedy show and this video will also be the distraction control, and the control group will just wait for 2.30 min, without any instructions about what to think about. Pressure pain thresholds will be measured with an algometer before and after the video-clip combined with experimental pain interventions.
Interventions
OTHERBoredom intervention
A short boring video will be shown.
OTHERHumorous
A short humorous video will be shown.
Sponsors
Linnaeus University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Intervention model description
Within-subjects design
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Above 18 years of age and below 80 years of age. * Fluent in Swedish.
Exclusion criteria
* Pain anywhere in the body during the test session. * Known neurological disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pressure Pain Threshold | The Pressure Pain Thresholds will be measured directly after the intervention. | Pressure Pain Thresholds will be measured with a handheld algometer. |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed