Status:

UNKNOWN

Pain Processing In Relation To Breathing

Lead Sponsor:

Balgrist University Hospital

Conditions:

Central Sensitisation

Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of breathing on the processing of experimental pain in healthy participants. The main questions are: 1. Does breathing rate influence the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • over 18 and below 40 years of age
  • good general health
  • able to give informed consent

Exclusion

  • any major medical or psychiatric condition (e.g. heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, major depressive disorder), any chronic pain condition, any respiratory problems, any current acute pain at time of study
  • inability to follow study instructions, e.g. due to language problems
  • Consumption of alcohol, drugs, analgesics within the last 24 h
  • Consumption of no more than 100 mg of caffeine within the last 8 h
  • Scar tissue or generally reduced sensitivity in the designated testing site areas
  • Additional exclusion criteria for experiments 3 and 4
  • Shoe size \< 38
  • Restless-Legs-Syndrome

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 14 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06169917

Start Date

May 14 2023

End Date

May 31 2025

Last Update

December 14 2023

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University Hospital Balgrist, University Zürich

Zurich, Switzerland, 8008