Reliability of QST investigation on reference values healthy Caucasian participants living in different climates Quantitative sensory testing reliability DFNS protocol reference data healthy Caucasian participants different climates
Conditions
Interventions
Twenty healthy adult Caucasian participants living in Bangkok, Thailand and ten of those living in London, UK.
Other
Healthy adult Caucasian participants
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age over 18 years old. 2. Healthy Caucasian volunteers according to the questionnaire about the state of health and the screening check list as in the flow chart for inclusion of the subjects. 3. Normal result of the screening for anxiety and depression using HADS. 4. Normal QST results or normal results of extensive neurological examination of large and small fiber function after abnormal QST results.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who receive COVID-19 vaccine within 2 weeks 2. Abnormal results of the questionnaire about the state of healt 3. Abnormal results of the screening check list 4. Abnormal results of the screening for anxiety and depression 5. Abnormal QST results with abnormal results of extensive neurological examination of large and small fiber function
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intensity of skin sensation perceived on the dominant dorsal hand of healthy Caucasian volunteers in London. According to the feasibility after beginning to recruit healthy participants. Participants report a questionnaire interview, temperature sense in degree Celsius, intensity of touch and pinprick sensation in mN, pain score of 0-100, vibration sense and pressure pain in kPa. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intensity of skin sensation perceived on both dorsal hands and one dorsal foot of the dominant hand of healthy Caucasian volunteers in Bangkok. According to the feasibility after beginning to recruit healthy participants. Participants report a questionnaire interview, temperature sense in degree Celsius, intensity of touch and pinprick sensation in mN, pain score of 0-100, vibration sense and pressure pain in kPa. | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSupranee Niruthisard
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed