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Effects of Acute Pain on Cognitive Performance in Young Adults

NCT05625776 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2023-12-11

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Summary

The effects of pain on cognitive performance have not been thoroughly investigated. Broadly, the purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of acute pain on performance of a variety of cognitive performance measures. The investigators hypothesize that acute pain impairs cognitive performance, particularly cognitive measures of working memory, attention, and processing speed.

Conditions

  • Pain, Acute
  • Cognition

Interventions

PROCEDURE

pain delivery with capsaicin and heat

Experimental pain paradigm delivered (capsaicin cream combined with heat) that is short-term and painful but not harmful

PROCEDURE

distractor delivery with sensory TENS

Distractor stimulus delivered (sensory TENS electrical stimulation) that is short-term and attention-demanding but not painful

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Delaware

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susanne M Morton, PhD · University of Delaware

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-22
Primary Completion
2023-11-16
Completion
2023-11-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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