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Impact on Pain Sensitivity of Clinical Interaction

NCT04888026 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 87

Last updated 2022-12-20

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Summary

Pain can currently be quantified using quantitative sensory tests (QSTs). However, we lack knowledge concerning how relational and contextual factors impact these quantitative tests. We will examine how a standard QST battery is affected by "removing" the social and human interaction from the test session compared to usual QST testing where the participant is guided through the assessment by a research assistant.

Our objectives are:

1. How is the QST affected when guided by a research assistant compared to guided by a computer
2. Does the level of the assessor's empathy affect the QST outcome
3. How do psychological factors affect the QST testing
4. are these outcomes affected by the patient profile (low back pain patients vs healthy controls)

Conditions

  • Pain Measurement

Interventions

DEVICE

Quantitative sensory testing

The following QSTs are conducted: The pressure pain threshold on the tibialis anterior The Cold-pressor test Repeat of the pressure pain threshold to assess conditioned pain modulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Southern Denmark

    collaborator OTHER

  • Spine Centre of Southern Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Søren Neill, PhD · Director of research

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-10
Primary Completion
2022-03-01
Completion
2022-03-01

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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