Physiological, Cognitive, and Personal Features in the Link Between Placebo-effect and Variability of Pain Reports
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT05994118
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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 attempt to identify whether and how factors known or considered to be related with analgesic placebo effect or variability of pain reports separately, may contribute to their coupling. Among these factors - personal traits such as optimism, focus of attention, suggestibility, and short-term memory along with characteristics of stress and relaxation. Additionally, the role of pain sensitivity and the individual's pain modulation profile in the relationship between analgesic placebo effect and variability of pain reports will be examined.
Study details
- Official title
- Exploring the Role of Physiological, Cognitive, and Personal Features in the Link Between Placebo-effect and Variability of Pain Reports
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: NaCl 0.9% (normal saline)
- Other: Magnetized Normal Saline
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
- Collaborators
- Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya
- Start date
- 2021-03-21
- Primary completion
- 2023-09
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Israel
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Literate adults * Aged 18 - 80 years * A diagnosis of chronic back pain * Sufferings from back pain during the last 3 months or more, with an intensity of 3 or more on a 0-10 NRS Exclusion Criteria: * Mental retardation or cognitive impairment * Pregnancy or breast-feeding * Malignancy and a diagnosis of malignant disease
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05994118