The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT04097522
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study evaluates the effectiveness of neurofeedback (teaching participants to gain control over their own brainwaves) in chronic pain. The study is made up of four pilot studies. Participants who take part will undergo the cold pressor test, submerging their hand in cold water in order to simulate chronic pain. Brain activity will be measured using electroencephalography (EEG).
Study details
- Official title
- Neurofeeback for Chronic Pain Project (NFB Project)
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
- Collaborators
- TIYGA Health
- Start date
- 2018-12-03
- Primary completion
- 2020-10-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study * Must be aged 40 or older Exclusion Criteria: * Current or planned hospitalisation during the period of study. * Non-English speaking participants * Participants already involved in clinical trials, if it is not possible to schedule around this * Unable, in the opinion of the research investigator, to comply or adhere to the requirements of the study. * Patients with chronic pain in both upper limbs * History of brain injury, stroke or neurosurgical procedures * An implanted neurostimulator (e.g., deep brain stimulator) * Damaged skin tissue on the head, or a skin condition such as severe eczema, or any skin allergies * Failure of cognitive test (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) will exclude participants from taking part in studies that use neurofeedback procedures * Some but not all of the study will be unavailable to participants currently undergoing psychotherapy (such as cognitive behavioural therapy).
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04097522