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Hyperthermia in Patients With Chronic Primary Pain - Effects on Thermoregulation, Somatosensory System and Movement Evoked Pain

NCT07101978 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-08-03

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Summary

This study, in a quasi-experimental pre-post design, investigates the effect of serial water-filtered whole-body hyperthermia on circadian core body temperature, the somatosensory system (nociception) and pain perception in healthy and patients with chronic primary pain (e.g., fibromyalgia). The intervention lasts 3 weeks with two treatment sessions per week.

Conditions

  • Hyperthermia
  • Chronic Primary Pain
  • Widespread Pain
  • Muscular Disease
  • Rheumatic Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Neuromuscular Disease
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Circadian Rhythm
  • Body Temperature Changes
  • Somatosensory Function
  • Quantitative Sensory Testing
  • Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

serial whole body hyperthermia

The hyperthermia treatment is carried out in a cycle of two treatments per week, with at least one day in between, over a period of three weeks, according to the manufacturer's instructions. According to the guidelines, the rectal (possibly vaginal) temperature (as body core temperature), heart rate and oxygen saturation (Sp02) are continuously determined during the hyperthermiatreatment. During the treatment, continuous supervision by trained personnel is guaranteed, and a doctor is on call.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dr. med. h.c Erwin Braun Stiftung

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Bern University of Applied Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kay-Uwe Hanusch, Dr.scient.med · Bern University of Applied Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-01
Primary Completion
2027-06-30
Completion
2028-01-01

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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