Clinical trials: Quantitative Sensory Testing
Chronic Low Back Pain, Self-Management
Physical Activity on Neurophysiologic Gene Expression Profiles of Chronic Low Back Pain
This pilot project will provide an understanding of the contextual variables responsible for chronic low back pain. These variables include, genetic variation, pain sensitivity, reactivity, pain catastrophizing, perceived stress…
- Trial name
- PROPEL (NCT03637998)
- Testing
- Problem-solving Pain to Enhance Living Well (PROPEL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Postoperative Pain, Chronic Postsurgical Pain
Perioperative Quantitative Sensory Testing and Incision Pain Mapping in Thoracic Surgery
Postoperative pain remains a common and clinically important burden after thoracic surgery and may progress to chronic postsurgical pain.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Chronic Postsurgical Pain, Thoracic Surgery, Lung Resection
- Trial name
- NCT07653932
- Testing
- Perioperative QST and incision pain mapping assessment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Tongji Hospital
Osteo Arthritis Shoulders, Osteoarthritis Shoulder
Endogenous Pain Modulation Study
Rationale: Although most patients experience significant pain relief after total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), pain persists for some patients even after surgery.
- Trial name
- EPM (NCT05861960)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Reinier Haga Orthopedisch Centrum
Small Fiber Neuropathy
Pilot Study to Evaluate Changes in Intra-Epidermal Nerve Fiber Density (IENFD) in Patients With Small-Fiber Neuropathy
This prospective observational pilot study will evaluate structural, functional, and patient-reported outcomes in adults with small fiber neuropathy who receive Saluda Evoke ECAP-controlled spinal cord stimulation as part of…
- Trial name
- SAL SFN PILOT (NCT07704931)
- Testing
- Evoke SCS system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- TriCity Research Center
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)
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
Postoperative Pain
Predictors of Postoperative Pain
The purpose of the study is to prove that pain scores generated from painful stimuli applied preoperatively may help identify the inter-individual variability in pain perception.
- Trial name
- NCT01449318
- Testing
- Thermal Sensory Analyzer (Senselab)
- Where
- 2 sites in Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Neuropathy;Peripheral
Exploring the Benefit of Neuromodulation in Treating Chemo-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Using Peripheral Neuropathy Markers (Meissner's Corpuscles and Epidermal Nerve Fiber Density) and Sensory Testing (Quantitative Sensory and Gait Testing): A Single Center Feasibility Study
To learn if a process called neuromodulation can help to improve pain due to CIP
- Trial name
- NCT06121232
- Testing
- Abbott® DRG / Abbott®/Medtronic® SCS, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Osteoarthritis
A Single Center 2-way Crossover Study to Investigate the Mechanism of Action of Etoricoxib in Subjects With Osteoarthritis Knee Pain
The purpose of this study is to investigate which pain mechanisms that can be affected by etoricoxib compared to placebo (inactive medication)in subjects with painful knee osteoarthritis af 4 weeks of treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01619150
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- C4Pain
Healthy Subjects
Activation of A-delta-fibres and C-fibres in a First Degree Thermal Injury in Volunteers
The aim of this study is to measure reaction times and thermal detection thresholds to CO2 laser stimulation of the skin, before and after a first degree thermal injury, in the primary and secondary hyperalgesia area, in order to…
- Trial name
- BI-Laser (NCT02442726)
- Testing
- CO2-Laser stimulation (Laser Stimulation Device, SIFEC)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Hyperalgesia, Pain Perception
Session-Order Sensitivity of TS and OA in a Capsaicin Crossover Model
Temporal summation (TS) and offset analgesia (OA) are widely used psychophysical endpoints in pain research that index different components of central nociceptive processing.
- Conditions
- Hyperalgesia, Pain Perception, Central Nervous System Sensitization, Pain Threshold
- Trial name
- TS-OA-Cap (NCT07625475)
- Testing
- Topical 0.075% capsaicin cream (Zostrix), Topical vehicle lotion (Lubriderm)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Inguinal Hernia, Chronic Pain
A National Center for Persistent Severe Pain After Groin Hernia Repair
This prospective, consecutive cohort study presents nationwide 5-year outcome data on patients with severe persistent pain after groin hernia repair (SPG).
- Trial name
- Q5Y (NCT03713047)
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Pain
Pain Prevention and Treatment Through the Enhancement of the Anti-nociceptive Component of Pain Modulation Profiles
To utilize the plasticity of the central pain pathways in order to (i) shift individuals with a pro-nociceptive pain modulation profile towards an anti-nociceptive one, and (ii) assess its relevance in minimizing pain-derived…
- Trial name
- NCT02020122
- Testing
- Duloxetine, Pregabalin
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Fibromyalgia (FM)
Chronic Fibromyalgia Pain, Lifestyle Factors, and Inflammation
The goal of this observational study is to understand how lifestyle factors (such as diet, physical activity, sleep, stress, smoking, and alcohol intake) predict changes in pain sensitivity and modulation in adults aged 18-65…
- Trial name
- BUFS (NCT07074275)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Burning Mouth Syndrome, Taste Disorder
Burning Mouth Disorder (BMD) - A Neuropathic Pain Disorder
Oral burning can have a multitude of reasons. Recent neurophysiologic study results suggest that a primary burning mouth disorder (BMD) may be a peripheral and/or a central neuropathic disorder.
- Conditions
- Burning Mouth Syndrome, Taste Disorder, Orofacial Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00504387
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Markus R. Fussnegger
Chronic Pain, Anaesthesia
Comprehensive Pain Programme to Determine Mechanism of Transition of Acute to Chronic Postsurgical Pain
To determine whether central sensitization is a mechanism of CPSP (chronic postsurgical pain) in women who will develop CPSP compared to women with no CPSP after hysterectomy.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Anaesthesia, Genetics Predisposition
- Trial name
- TAHP (NCT02025153)
- Testing
- pain testing
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
HIV Infections
Pain and Sensory Changes Assessment in HIV+ Patients
There are about 42 million people in the world afflicted with HIV or AIDS with about 1 million patients in the US. The epidemiology of orofacial pain has been reported extensively in the literature, yet the prevalence severity…
- Trial name
- NCT00422695
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Chronic Pain
Sensory Abnormalities in Post-surgical Peripheral Neuropathy
The concept of normality is a cornerstone in medical practice and research. As an example, in clinical chemistry, a laboratory value based on a plasma sample exceeding the +/- 1.96 x standard deviation (SD) range, referenced from…
- Trial name
- NCT03966677
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Insomnia, Healthy Adult
The Effect of Different rTMS Interventions on Acute Experimental Muscular Pain in Individuals Comorbid With Insomnia
Insomnia exacerbates pain sensitivity and impairs physiological recovery from acute musculoskeletal pain. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has emerged as a promising non-invasive neuromodulation intervention to…
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Healthy Adult, Exercise Induced Muscle Damage, Pain Sensitivity
- Trial name
- NCT07827677
- Testing
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on L M1, Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on R DLPFC
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pain, Chronic, Facet Joint Pain
Offset Mechanisms in Evaluation of Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks
This study examines the relationship between central nervous system (CNS) mechanisms of pain inhibition and the pain relief that occurs following a lumbar medial branch block (MBB).
- Conditions
- Pain, Chronic, Facet Joint Pain, Pain, Procedural, Analgesia
- Trial name
- OMEGA (NCT05961800)
- Testing
- Cutaneous Probe, Quantitative Sensory Testing, Computer Tasks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh