Clinical trials: Quantitative Sensory Testing
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
Sensitive Skin
Quantitative Sensory Testing in Subjects With Sensitive Skin or Not
Sensitive skin is a common problem, with 50% of women and 30% of men in Europe feel they have sensitive skin. The Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a physico-psychic method that uses gradients stimuli of different modalities…
- Trial name
- SENSISKIN (NCT03081403)
- Testing
- Quantitative Sensory Testing
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Fall
Assessing Fall Risk Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Quantitative Sensory Testing
The elderly are at high risk of falls due to neurophysiological changes, such as motor and sensory impairment, that occur with aging.
- Trial name
- NCT06480279
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Low Back Pain
Linking Altered Central Pain Processing and Genetic Polymorphism to Drug Efficacy in Chronic Low Back Pain (Predictio)
Drug therapy in patients with chronic low back pain is a major challenge for physicians. One of the problems is the lacking knowledge in prediction of drug efficacy in a chosen patient.
- Trial name
- Predictio (NCT01179828)
- Testing
- Oxycodone 15mg, Clobazam, Imipramine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
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
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
Insomnia, Healthy Adult
The Impact of Insomnia on Pain Sensitivity and the Trajectory of Exercise-induced Muscular Pain
Sleep is a critical determinant of physiological recovery and pain regulation. Growing evidence suggests that sleep disruption directly heightens central and peripheral pain sensitivity to sensory stimuli (e.g., mechanical…
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Healthy Adult, Musculoskeletal Pain, Pain Sensitivity
- Trial name
- NCT07827664
- Testing
- Eccentric exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Central Sensitisation, Axial Spondyloarthritis
The Relationship Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scores and Sensory Testing in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Axial spondyloarthritis is one of the most common rheumatic diseases and chronic pain and morning stiffness are the main complaints of these patients.
- Conditions
- Central Sensitisation, Axial Spondyloarthritis, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT05021783
- Testing
- Pressure pain threshold, Central Sensitization Inventory, Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada scoring system
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Sickle Cell Disease, Pain
Integrative Medicine in Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease
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
- NCT05045820
- Testing
- needling acupuncture, laser acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
CIPN - Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
The Influence of Chemotherapy on Position Sense
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is one of the most prevalent side-effects of chemotherapy, causing sensory and motor symptoms in patients.
- Conditions
- CIPN - Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- ProprioCIPN (NCT07367711)
- Testing
- Questionnaire - Edinburgh Handedness Assessment, Questionnaire - QuickDash, Questionnaire - EORTC QLQ-CIPN20
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Chronic Pain
Pain Trajectories in Severe Persistent Inguinal Post-herniorrhaphy Pain
Severe persistent postsurgical pain (PPP) remains a major healthcare challenge. In the third most common surgical procedure in the UK, inguinal herniorrhaphy, including 85,000 surgeries in 2015, an estimated 1,500 to 3,000…
- Trial name
- NCT03881124
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
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)
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
Chronic Neck Pain
Vacuum Massage vs Tactile Massage for the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain
Chronic pain significantly impacts individuals and society, with about 30% of Norwegian adults affected, making it the leading cause of long-term sick leave and disability benefits.
- Trial name
- MeCNeck (NCT07120659)
- Testing
- soft touch massage, vacuum massage
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Cerebral Palsy
Pain Assessment in Children Undergoing Spine Surgery
Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is one of the most common types of pain among children and adolescents. Recurring episodes of MSK pain conditions have a major impact on the daily lives.
- Trial name
- NCT04244760
- Testing
- Pain assessment for verbal patients, Pain assessment for non-verbal patients
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Catherine Ferland
Exercise Training, Breast Cancer
Moderate-Intensity Exercise and Pain Sensitization in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Case-Based Study
The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and acceptability of a supervised, combined moderate-intensity aerobic and resistance training program designed to reduce pain sensitization in BCS with persistent…
- Conditions
- Exercise Training, Breast Cancer, Pain Management
- Trial name
- NCT07128030
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Fibromyalgia
Estrogens Effect on Pain in Postmenopausal Women Suffering of Fibromyalgia
In order to evaluate the potential effects of estrogen treatment in postmenopausal women with fibromyalgia, the investigators used quantitative sensory tests before and after eight weeks of estrogen treatment as compared with…
- Trial name
- NCT01087593
- Testing
- 17β-estradiol
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Ostergotland County Council, Sweden
Opioid Dependence, Pain
Study of the Treatment of Experimental Pain in Opioid Dependent Persons on Methadone or Buprenorphine Maintenance
Pain is very common in persons with a history of addiction, but few studies have examined the best treatment of pain in this population.
- Conditions
- Opioid Dependence, Pain, Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT01642030
- Testing
- Hydromorphone, Buprenorphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Corneal Disease, Neuropathy
QST for Corneal Nerve Function
This study is designed to learn more about the impact different types of stimuli, such as heat, cold and vibration, can have on ocular pain response. This is called quantitative sensory testing (QST).
- Conditions
- Corneal Disease, Neuropathy, Dry Eye Disease, Neurotrophic Keratitis
- Trial name
- NCT05758753
- Testing
- Quantitative Sensory Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
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