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The Role of Sensory Processing Sensitivity in Pediatric Chronic Pain

NCT04473014 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2022-05-18

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Summary

The aim of this project is to increase scientific understanding of whether the trait of SPS can help explain increased pain sensitivity and hence vulnerability for chronic pain. Additionally, it will be tested whether participants with high SPS report differences in pain intensity in response to positive, negative, or neutral mood induction compared to individuals with lower SPS.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Heat Pain Paradigm

A standardized heat pain paradigm will be applied. Pain threshold will be determined with the self-controlled search method starting at 32°C, with a mouse-click-induced increase of 0.1°C per click. Pain tolerance is defined as the time in seconds elapsed from the onset of the pain stimulus to a participant's withdrawal from the stimulus. Participants will be instructed to continue with the task for as long as they can and to press a button if it becomes too uncomfortable or painful. Temperature will then return to baseline. To avoid physical injury, the measurement will stop automatically at a maximum temperature of 50°C.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Helen Koechlin, PhD · University of Basel, Switzerland; Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-21
Primary Completion
2022-04-30
Completion
2022-05-15

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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