Clinical trials: Sensory Testing, open to volunteers
Exercise Induced Hypoalgesia, Circadian Rhythm
Pain Perception and Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia Across Circadian Rhythms
The goal of this randomized crossover clinical trial is to investigate whether exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH) is influenced by circadian rhythm in healthy adults aged 18-40 years.
- Conditions
- Exercise Induced Hypoalgesia, Circadian Rhythm, Pain Perception, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- NCT07290465
- Testing
- High-Intensity Functional Training (HIFT), Supervised Deep Breathing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Post Endodontic Pain, Mechanical Detection Threshold
The Effects of Preemptive Multimodal Analgesic on Endodontic Pain Following Root Canal Therapy.
A clinical trial comparing preemptive multimodal analgesics with placebo in the management of immediate and chronic post-endodontic pain.
- Conditions
- Post Endodontic Pain, Mechanical Detection Threshold, Mechanical Pain Threshold, Mechanical Pain Sensitivity
- Trial name
- NCT07400471
- Testing
- Pregabalin- Acetaminophen, Duloxetine- Acetaminophen
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chattogram International Dental College
Diabetic Polyneuropathy, Healthy Individuals (Controls)
PULP SENSIBILITY AND MASSETER INHIBITORY REFLEX IN DIABETIC POLYNEUROPATHY
Accurate evaluation of dental pulp health is essential to avoid unnecessary endodontic treatments. In routine dental practice, pulp sensibility is commonly assessed using electric pulp testing and thermal (cold) testing.
- Trial name
- NCT07369297
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Sickle Cell Disease, Pain
Integrative Medicine in Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease, 2.0
The proposed research is to determine the clinical efficacy and neurobiological mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Pain, Acupuncture, Quantitative Sensory Testing
- Trial name
- NCT06725550
- Testing
- needling acupuncture, laser acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Larynx
Accuracy of the Sensory Test Using the Laryngopharyngeal Endoscopic Esthesiometer in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
This is a prospective double blinded randomized crossover controlled trial aiming at validating the measurement of laryngopharyngeal mechanosensitivity in patients with suspected OSA using a recently developed laryngopharyngeal…
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Larynx, Sensory Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03109171
- Testing
- Laryngopharyngeal sensory test
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Neumologica Colombiana
Smoking Cessation Intervention, Pain
Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk IV: Smoking Cessation and Pain
The goal of this pilot study is to assess whether 4-weeks of verified smoking abstinence following financial incentive treatment for smoking cessation improves physiological markers of chronic pain risk in adult Native American…
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation Intervention, Pain, Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction
- Trial name
- OK-SNAPIV (NCT07080788)
- Testing
- Smoking Cessation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Discrimination, Racial, Stress Physiology
Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk III: Stress and Resilience
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the relationship between environmental structural racism and discrimination and chronic pain risk in Native American adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Discrimination, Racial, Stress Physiology, Pain
- Trial name
- OK-SNAPIII (NCT05723081)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
ADPKD, Pain
Somatosensory Phenotyping of ADPKD
Over 60% of patients with ADPKD suffer from pain, mostly in the abdomen, flank and back, often leading to the diagnosis. It is challenging to manage and cure the pain; approximately 39% of patients are not satisfied with their…
- Trial name
- NCT06970028
- Testing
- Quantitative Sensory Testing, Questionnaires regarding pain and quality of life
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Pain
Screening Protocol
This study is a screening evaluation for volunteers who are interested in participating in National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) research studies about pain and related processes, such as emotion, mood…
- Trial name
- NCT07712874
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Sensory Testing, Umami Taste
Energy Reduction and Umami
People tend to regulate intake by the weight of food rather than its energy content, making energy dense foods, especially those combining salty, fatty, and umami tastes, more likely to promote passive overconsumption.
- Conditions
- Sensory Testing, Umami Taste, Energy Density, Food Intake Measurement
- Trial name
- Season (NCT07438028)
- Testing
- Regular energy density, no added umami, Regular energy density, with added umami, Lowered energy density, with added umami
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Hyperthermia, Chronic Primary Pain
Hyperthermia in Patients With Chronic Primary Pain - Effects on Thermoregulation, Somatosensory System and Movement Evoked Pain
This study, in a quasi-experimental matched two-group pre-post design, investigates the effect of serial water-filtered whole-body hyperthermia on circadian core body temperature, the somatosensory system (nociception) and the…
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Chronic Primary Pain, Widespread Pain, Muscular Disease
- Trial name
- HYPPRI-1 (NCT07101978)
- Testing
- serial whole body hyperthermia
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Musculoskeletal Pain, Fibromyalgia
Neural Mechanisms of Light Driven Analgesia
The goal of this study will be to understand the biological mechanisms that are responsible to light-driven analgesia. Light presented to the retina has been shown to have pain relieving properties in pre-clinical and clinical…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Fibromyalgia, Healthy Controls Group - Age and Sex-matched
- Trial name
- NCT07245303
- Testing
- S-cone modulating visual stimulus, Equal Energy White Visual Stimulus, Green light visual stimulus (S-OFF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Pain, Pain Management
Pain in Aging Former Athletes, Master's Athletes, and Nonathletes
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine how male and female former athletes experience pain and respond to moderate-intensity exercise (strength versus aerobic) compared with both current master's athletes and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Pain Management, Athlete, Exercise Training
- Trial name
- PAIN (NCT07502742)
- Testing
- Moderate-Intensity Strength Exercise Intervention, Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
Cigarette Smoking-Related Carcinoma
Sensory Tests of Cigarettes for Identification of Flavors in Current Daily Smoking Adults
This clinical trial tests how well current daily smoking adults can identify flavors of cigarettes. Menthol cigarettes account for 31 percent of cigarettes sold in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT06816459
- Testing
- Cigarette smell test, Cigarette Taste Test, Study questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP), Chronic Insomnia
Studying the Neurobiological Mechanisms of Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain and Chronic Insomnia: a Four-group Cross-sectional Study
This study is a part of a larger project aiming to evaluate the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the relationship between sleep and pain in people with non-specific chronic low back pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP), Chronic Insomnia, Neuroinflammation
- Trial name
- SY-NAPS-CS (NCT06973837)
- Testing
- Real-life monitoring, experimental pain testing, brain imaging, blood and stool sampling.
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Primary Headache Disorders, Tension Headache
Pericranial and General Sensitivity in Patients With Primary Headache
Primary headaches such as migraine and tension type headache are among the most common neurological disorders and frequently cause significant disability and reduced quality of life.
- Conditions
- Primary Headache Disorders, Tension Headache, Tension-type Headache, Migraine
- Trial name
- HEAD-TMD (NCT07514208)
- Testing
- Pericranial Tenderness Assessment, Pressure Pain Threshold Assessment, Temporomandibular Disorder Assessment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Chronic Pain, Child
Exercise as Medicine for Pediatric Chronic Pain
Youth with chronic pain struggle to go to school, play sports, or spend time with friends and family due to pain. Medications are often ineffective, and aerobic exercise may improve both pain sensitivity and participation in…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Child, Adolescent
- Trial name
- NCT07182006
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Healthy Volunteers
Investigating the Analgesic Potential of (2R,6R)-HNK in Acute Pain in Healthy Volunteers
Background: Opioid drugs are often prescribed for acute and chronic pain. But these drugs are addictive, and they lead to more than 14,000 overdose deaths in the United States each year.
- Trial name
- NCT07504601
- Testing
- (2R,6R)-Hydroxynorketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Chronic Pancreatitis, Chronic Pain
QST Study: Predicting Treatment Response in Chronic Pancreatitis Using Quantitative Sensory Testing
Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) is a novel investigative technique used in other pain conditions to evaluate patterns of chronic pain, and in this study will be used to elucidate pain patterns in patients with Chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT03434392
- Testing
- Quantitative Sensory Test 1, Quantitative Sensory Test 2, Quantitative Sensory Test 3
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anna Evans Phillips
Intellectual Disability
Characterization of Nociception Phenotype in Individuals With Intellectual Disability
Background: People with intellectual disability (ID) often have physical disabilities as well. These physical problems can affect their bones, muscles, nerves, and gastrointestinal tracts. All of these issues can also cause pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05473429
- Testing
- TSA2 Thermosensory Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)