Characterization of nociceptive perturbation and threshold tracking methods.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22734

Enrollment

165

Registered

2011-06-24

Start date

2012-06-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-24

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Conditions

Pain, heterotopic noxious control stimulation, electrocutaneous stimulation, detection threshold, conditioned pain modulation

Interventions

Experiment 1 will take approximately 50-60 minutes and includes a cold pressor task lasting for a maximum time of three minutes. Experiment 2 will take approximately 2 hours and includes two cold pres

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 18 years and older; 2. Legally competent; 3. Able to communicate; 4. Cognitively competent; 5. Informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy; 2. Diabetes; 3. MS; 4. HIV/AIDS; 5. Not able to deal with used research methods; 6. No compliance of instructions; 7. Loss of somatosensory function; 8. Deviating perception of pain; 9. Prolonged pain during the last three months; 10. Momentary pain complaints; 11. Fatigue; 12. Fibromyalgia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sensation thresholds over time and the ratio felt:not-felt stimuli.	—

Contacts

Public ContactR.J. Doll

Universiteit Twente Drienerlolaan 5

r.j.doll@utwente.nl

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)