Clinical trials: Pain Threshold
Sensitivity
Effects of Acute Intermittent Hypoxia on Sensory Function in Healthy Adults
Exposure to acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) can facilitate of motor output but no studies of sensory effects has been reported.
- Trial name
- SensoryFLO (NCT03283072)
- Testing
- Intervention 1, Intervention 2, Intervention 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Pain
Mirthful Laughter and Muscle Soreness / Pain
The purpose of this study is first to investigate the effect of a controlled intervention with a comedy video on pain tolerance in a social setting while quantitatively measuring laughter in a young healthy population…
- Trial name
- NCT02896075
- Testing
- 30 Minute Comedy Video, 30 Minute Documentary Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Pain, Neuropathic, Pain, Acute
Ice Immersion Using Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of different technologies, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality with modifications as passive content, active content, cognitive load modulation, and positive…
- Trial name
- NCT04196686
- Testing
- VR/AR, Ice Bath
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Myofascial Trigger Point Pain (MTrP)
Percutaneous Microelectrolysis on Myofascial Trigger Points Pain.
The aim of the design is to investigate the value of percutaneous microelectrolysis (MEP) as an analgesic technique in myofascial trigger points.
- Trial name
- MEP (NCT03636386)
- Testing
- Percutaneous microelectrolysis, Ultrasound therapy
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quiropraxia y Equilibrio
No Disease State or Condition
Pain Study to Assess Local Anesthetic Efficacy and Safety of CTY-5339 on Gingival Mucosal Tissue in Normal Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to determine if the topical application to gingival tissue of the combination of benzocaine and tetracaine has a longer duration of local anesthetic activity than benzocaine alone.
- Trial name
- NCT03233737
- Testing
- One spray CTY-5339-A, One spray CTY-5339-CB, One spray CTY-5339-P
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cetylite Industries
Healthy
Comparing the Effects of Upper and Lower Body Resistance Training on Pain Sensitivity
Resistance exercise may immediately lessen the perception of pain. The purpose of this study is compare the effects of an upper body exercise to a lower body exercise on the perception of pain (pressure pain threshold).
- Trial name
- NCT05985382
- Testing
- Lower Body Resistance Exercise, Upper Body Resistance Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Healthy
The Effect of Intranasal Oxytocin on Pain Sensitivity and Threshold
Oxytocin is neurohypophysial peptide that acts mainly as a neuromodulator in the brain.The vast majority of basic science studies suggested a large effect of oxytocin in minimizing acute pain.Few studies have demonstrated an…
- Trial name
- NCT02550093
- Testing
- Intervention 1, Washout Period, Intervention 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pain, Surgery
The Possible Correlations Between the Genes Related to Pain Sensation and the Pain Sensitivity in the General Population
Objective: This study was conducted to explore the possible correlation between some gene related to pain sensation and individual basal pain perception and postoperative pain intensity in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT01950078
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,533 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xianwei Zhang
Vulvodynia
Vulvodynia Pain Thresholds
Annotated pain maps will be created showing region and size of areas sensitive to mechanical stimulus in both women affected by vulvar pain and unaffected control patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04461210
- Testing
- Thermographic Imaging and Mechanical Pain Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Acute Pain
The Influence of Testosterone on Experimental Pain Perception
This trial examined how the administration of exogenous testosterone would influence pain tolerance and other endogenous steroids (i.e. estradiol and progesterone).
- Trial name
- NCT05781685
- Testing
- Testosterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Hyperalgesia
Study on the Effect of a Beta Blocker on Increased Sensitivity to Pain in Humans Caused by Opioids
This research study explores whether a beta-blocker (propranolol) can prevent a person from becoming more sensitive to pain after administration of an opioid (remifentanil).
- Trial name
- NCT01222091
- Testing
- Propranolol, Remifentanil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pain
Unmodulated 5 Kilohertz Currents Versus TENS: Effect on Pain Thresholds, Tactile Threshold, and Nerve Conduction
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the transcutaneous application of unmodulated 5 Kilohertz (KHz) alternating currents are effective in decreasing the thermal and mechanical experimental pain and cause changes in…
- Trial name
- NCT02320838
- Testing
- 5 KHz, TENS
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Pain Threshold, Mood
Comparison of the Analgesic Effects of Dronabinol and Smoked Marijuana in Daily Marijuana Smokers
The following study is designed to determine the analgesic efficacy of smoked marijuana (0, 1.98, and 3.56% THC) and oral THC (0, 10, and 20 mg) in the Cold-Pressor Test (CPT), a laboratory model of pain which has predictive…
- Trial name
- NCT00743119
- Testing
- Inactive marijuana (0% THC), Low dose Dronabinol, High dose Dronabinol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Hamstring Injury, Muscle Tone Increased
Cranial Laser Reflex Technique for Hamstring Function
Purpose: To conduct a pilot study of the effect of Cranial Laser Reflex Technique (CLRT) compared with sham laser on hamstring muscle flexibility, strength, and pain pressure threshold.
- Conditions
- Hamstring Injury, Muscle Tone Increased, Muscle Pain, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- CLRTHam (NCT03044106)
- Testing
- CLRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill