Reliability of Pupil Response to Acute Pain

NCT02628314 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-04-29

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Summary

The purpose of this research study is to test whether researchers can reliably measure the response pupils have when an acute painful stimulus is experienced. Changes in the size of the pupil of the eye can be an indicator of brain activity in a region of the brain that is important for feeling pain.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

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

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-04
Primary Completion
2025-06-16
Completion
2025-06-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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