NCT06074575

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if different emotional states could influence mechanical pain thresholds.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
152

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable pain

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2023

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2023

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 3, 2023

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 10, 2023

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 10, 2024

Completed
12 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 22, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

February 14, 2025

Status Verified

October 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

7 months

First QC Date

October 3, 2023

Last Update Submit

February 12, 2025

Conditions

Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Pressure pain threshold

    Pressure pain threshold value after each different emotion intervention and control compared to before each emotion intervention and control.

    Measurements will be conducted at the test session, which will have a duration of approximately 20 minutes for each participant.

Study Arms (4)

Negative emotional condition

EXPERIMENTAL

The participant will watch a short video-clip with negative emotional content.

Behavioral: Emotion induction

Positive emotional condition.

EXPERIMENTAL

The participant will watch a short video-clip with positive emotional content.

Behavioral: Emotion induction

Neutral condition.

EXPERIMENTAL

The participant will watch a short video-clip with neutral emotional content.

Behavioral: Emotion induction

Control condition.

EXPERIMENTAL

The participant will not watch a video-clip, but will wait without specific instructions about what to think about.

Behavioral: Emotion induction

Interventions

Emotion inductionBEHAVIORAL

The participants will receive different emotion inductions through short video clips.

Control condition.Negative emotional conditionNeutral condition.Positive emotional condition.

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Above 18 years of age, fluent in Swedish.

You may not qualify if:

  • Pain anywhere in body during the test session, known neurological disease.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Helena Gunnarsson

Vaxjo, Kronoberg County, 35195, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Helena Gunnarsson, PhD

    Linnéuniversitetet

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
SEQUENTIAL
Model Details: Within-subjects design.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 3, 2023

First Posted

October 10, 2023

Study Start

October 1, 2023

Primary Completion

May 10, 2024

Study Completion

May 22, 2024

Last Updated

February 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2023-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Data is available after study completion.

Shared Documents
SAP
Time Frame
The data will be available after study completion.
Access Criteria
The data is anonymous and is therefore freely available.

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