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Pain Perception of People Who Are Unable to Have Headache

NCT04217616 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2021-03-25

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Summary

Headaches are extremely common illnesses with a combined lifetime prevalence of 90-99% in Europe. Despite this high prevalence, there are persons who have never, in their whole life, encountered a headache.

The aim of the study is to identify factors that protect against headache by studying pain perception, muscle tenderness and pain tolerance in people who never have had a headache (headache resistant) versus non-resistant controls.

The investigators hope to contribute with novelty to the current understanding of headache pathophysiology and development of more efficient treatment of headache.

The investigator examining:

Quantitative sensory testing (cold pain threshold and heat pain threshold), Muscle tenderness (total tenderness score) and cold pressor test (time in the water and pain rating). All tests are performed the same day, by one investigator who are blinded to the grouping of the participants.

Conditions

  • Headache
  • Pain, Head
  • Muscle Tenderness
  • Healthy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Danish Headache Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jes Olesen, Professor · Danish Headache Center

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-01
Primary Completion
2020-03-12
Completion
2020-03-12

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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