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Endogenous Pain Facilitation and Inhibition in Postpartum Women

NCT01843517 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2017-12-19

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Summary

This study seeks to further understand these three observations - (1) that the time period surrounding childbirth accelerates recovery from pain after injury (2) that this likely reflects dampened facilitating mechanisms and exaggerated inhibitory mechanisms, and (3) that stress may interfere with this protection. In this study the investigators will compare women within 2 weeks of delivery to age matched controls and anticipate that pain inhibition is increased after delivery, pain facilitation is decreased, and that there is a relationship between these pain responses and the degree of pre-existing stress.

Conditions

  • Pain Inhibition and Facilitation in Post Partum Women

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James C. Eisenach, MD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-30
Primary Completion
2017-12-05
Completion
2017-12-05

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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