The Role of Sympatho-vagal Balance on Different Limbs of Pain Perception in Healthy Subjects

NCT01621620 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2012-06-18

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Summary

objectives

1. To study the sympatho-vagal balance effect on different limbs of pain perception.
2. To determine whether it is the hypertension by itself or the baroreflex activation due to blood pressure rise that is responsible for the analgesic effect of acute hypertension.

study questions

The study questions are derived from the study objectives:

1. Does sympatho-vagal balance influence pain perception?
2. Does sympatho-vagal balance influence diffuse noxious inhibitory control systems?
3. Does sympatho-vagal balance influence temporal summation?
4. Does the hypoalgesic effect to acute increase in blood pressure a result of baroreflex activation?

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Yohimbine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Giris jacob, MD · Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-31
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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