Status:
COMPLETED
Brain Mechanisms Supporting Meditation-based Analgesia
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Diego
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to reduce pain in experimental and clinical settings, and the neural mechanisms underlying this analgesia are distinct from that of placebo related beliefs in the...
Detailed Description
Mindfulness meditation, significantly reduces pain in experimental and clinical settings. Although findings from this laboratory provide novel insights into some of the brain mechanisms supporting the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Normal volunteers between ages 18 and 65.
- Men and women of all races will be included
Exclusion
- Subjects with a history of psychiatric or neurological disorders.
- Subjects will be excluded if they report being claustrophobic.
- Subjects with a prior history of meditation training will be excluded.
- Subjects with ferrous metal or electronic devices (e g., pacemakers) implanted in there body will be excluded.
- Pregnant subjects will be excluded.
- Subjects that demonstrate no pain to noxious temperatures (\>49°C) or excessive responses to temperatures at or below 43°C will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 20 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 2 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03414138
Start Date
April 20 2018
End Date
August 2 2018
Last Update
June 11 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157