Status:

COMPLETED

Delineating Areas of Secondary Hyperalgesia: Influence of the Assessment Method

Lead Sponsor:

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Conditions:

Measurements of Areas of Secondary Hyperalgesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-35 years

Brief Summary

Assessments of mechanical skin sensitivity include psychophysical responses to stimulation with calibrated polyamide monofilaments. One of the applications of polyamide monofilaments are the assessme...

Detailed Description

Introduction Assessments of mechanical skin sensitivity include psychophysical responses to stimulation with calibrated polyamide monofilaments. Although the theoretical background and the application...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Healthy
  • Age ≥18 years and ≤ 35 years
  • Written informed consent
  • Urine sample without any trace of opioids (morphine, methadone, buprenorphin)
  • Body Mass Index: 18 \< BMI \< 32 kg/cm2
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Inadequate psychomotor ability to cooperate
  • Inability to understand Danish or English
  • Participated in another study in the preceding 60 days
  • Known neurological disease
  • Use of psychoactive drugs (benzodiazepines, SSRI, TCA, SNRI)
  • Alcohol or drug abuse
  • Chronic pain
  • Use of pain medication on a regular basis
  • Skin lesions in the examination area
  • Use of prescription medicine 1 week before examination
  • Use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs 48 hours before examination
  • Smoker

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2013

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    23 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT02286037

    Start Date

    August 1 2013

    End Date

    November 1 2013

    Last Update

    November 7 2014

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