Clinical trials: Central Nervous System Sensitization
Chronic Pain
Immediate Effects of a 10-minute Body Scan Meditation on People Who Has Central Sensitization
For patients with chronic pain, how does a 10 minute guided body scan meditation affect pressure pain threshold and extent of pain on a body diagram?
- Trial name
- NCT05498077
- Testing
- Body scan meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Therapeutic Neuroscience Research Group
Central Nervous System Sensitization, Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
Effects of Soft Tissue Treatment vs Mechanisms Explanation to Treat Delayed Onset Muscles Soreness Among Sport Climbers
The aim of the present research is to define the effects of short manual treatment of soft tissues compared to mechanisms explaining in Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) among sport climbers and to address the mechanisms of…
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Sensitization, Peripheral Nervous System Disorders, Muscle Soreness, Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT04255212
- Testing
- Soft tissue treatment, Mechaninsms explanation, Control Group
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Motivational Interviewing in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if motivational interviewing (MI) works to improve symptoms in people with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS).
- Trial name
- NCT07668206
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing, Home Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Novel MRI Technique
Functional Evaluation of Brain Pain Centers in Endometriosis-Associated Chronic Pelvic Pain Exploring the Impact of Central Sensitization Using a Novel MRI Technique
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, affecting about 10% of reproductive-age women.
- Trial name
- NCT06720181
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Migraine Disorders
Multi-Segmental Spinal Manual Therapy in Women With Episodic Migraine
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effects of multi-segmental spinal manual therapy on pain intensity, central sensitization (CS), and sensorimotor control in women diagnosed with episodic migraine (EM).
- Trial name
- NCT07774286
- Testing
- Multi-Segmental Spinal Manual Therapy
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Borna Farhoomand
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation
the Effect and Mechanism of Percutaneous Auricular Electrical Stimulation in Preventing Central Sensitization Pain in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial aimed to evaluate the preventive efficacy of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) against central-sensitization-related pain in high-risk…
- Trial name
- taVNS for Pain (NCT07870564)
- Testing
- taVNS
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain
The Effect of Body Awareness on Pain, Disability, Sensorimotor Acuity, Psychosocial and Central Sensitization Levels in Individuals With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain
This study will be conducted to examine the levels of pain, pressure pain threshold, joint position sense, sensation, functionality, pain catastrophizing, central sensitization, and body awareness in individuals with non-specific…
- Trial name
- NCT07296185
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Migraine
Non-pharmacological Treatments in Migraine.
Migraine may have an adverse effect on physical, cognitive, and psychosocial functioning. It causes major consequences for the quality of life of the sufferer and a major burden on the health care system.
- Trial name
- NCT05596058
- Testing
- dual task protocol: active exercises with concomitant cognitive training in executive functions, active exercise, cognitive task only
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Trieste
Bariatric Surgery, Central Sensitization
The Effect of Bariatric Surgery to Central Sensitization
Nowadays obesity is emerging as a very common health problem. It has been shown in various studies that obesity may be an important risk factor for the onset and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA).
- Trial name
- NCT03460691
- Testing
- Bariatric surgery
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Chronic Pain
QST and Neuropathic Pain
To establish the sensory profile of patients using quantitative sensory testing (QST) and questionnaires as well as the level of sensitisation using temporal summation and diffuse noxious inhibitory control paradigms in all…
- Trial name
- NCT03806010
- Testing
- Quantitative sensory testing
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust
Herniated Disc, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
The Effect of Central Sensitization in Radicular Pain in Patients With Failed Low Back Surgery Syndrome
The Effect of Central Sensitization in Radicular Pain in Patients with Failed Low Back Surgery Syndrome on Treatment Success of Ultrasound-Guided Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection
- Trial name
- NCT06508918
- Testing
- Betametasona
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Neck Pain
Chronic Neck Pain and Central Sensizitation
Chronic neck pain is one of the musculoskeletal pain problems that can cause chronic disability. It is emphasised that individuals with chronic neck pain have difficulty during different activities in their daily lives, and that…
- Trial name
- NCT06976398
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Central Sensitisation
Differences in Pain Processing Between Men and Women
Many chronic pain conditions show clear differences between between men and women, such as reported pain intensities or treatment effects, with chronic pain conditions being generally more frequent in women.
- Trial name
- NCT05031286
- Testing
- Cutaneous thermal stimuli
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Balgrist University Hospital
Chronic Pancreatitis, Pain Management
Neural Sensitisation and Neuropsychological Alterations in Painful Chronic Pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory disease in which chronic abdominal pain affects up to 80% of patients and remains difficult to manage despite treatment of pancreatic pathology.
- Trial name
- NEURO-CP (NCT07707609)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Neuropsychological Assessment, Resting-State Functional MRI (fMRI), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India
Fibromyalgia (FM), Quantitative Sensory Testing
Investigation of Pain Modulation Phenotypes in Female Patients With Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is characterized by altered pain processing, including impaired descending pain inhibition and central sensitization.
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia (FM), Quantitative Sensory Testing, Central Sensitization, PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD
- Trial name
- NCT07640607
- Testing
- Quantitative Sensory Tests(QST) protocol, Clinical Scales
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Pain
Rofecoxib to Prevent Pain After Third Molar (Wisdom Tooth) Extraction
This study will evaluate the ability of a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) called rofecoxib to prevent pain following third molar (wisdom tooth) extraction.
- Trial name
- NCT00026819
- Testing
- Rofecoxib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Central Sensitization Symptoms and Psychosocial Factors in Athletes After ACL Reconstruction
The main research objective of this study is whether athletes who have sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury, experience chronic nociplastic pain and psychosocial factors, including kinesiophobia and pain…
- Trial name
- NCT04393129
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Fibroid Uterus, Pain, Postoperative
Pre-incisional Wound INfiltration and Hypogastric PLEXus Block Using Ropivacaine in Laparoscopic Myomectomy
The purpose of this study is to assess an impact of laparoscopic superior hypogastric plexus (SHP) block combined with preemptive troacar site infiltration on postoperative pain intensity following laparoscopic myomectomy.
- Trial name
- WINPLEX (NCT06429163)
- Testing
- Troacar site infiltration, Superior hypogastric plexus block
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
Pain, Chronic Postsurgical, Knee Osteoarthritis
Central Sensitization in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients with Persistent Pain
Persistent post-surgical pain is a significant adverse effect after total knee arthroplasty, present in around 20% of the patients. Central sensitization may contribute to developing and maintaining pain.
- Conditions
- Pain, Chronic Postsurgical, Knee Osteoarthritis, Sensitization, Central
- Trial name
- NCT05575310
- Testing
- Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
Headache Disorder
Headaches: Effects on Sleep, Sensitization, and Psychological Factors
Headache is one of the most common health problems in the society and negatively affects the quality of life of individuals. Increasing complaints of headache in recent years can be associated with many physiological and…
- Trial name
- NCT06603493
- Testing
- Assessment of sleep disorders, Assessment of Central Sensitization, Assessment of depression, anxiety and stress levels
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nagihan Acet