Pleasant Touch Perception in Persistent Pain.
Not yet recruitingNCT07551687
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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)
The goal of this observational study is to learn how individuals with chronic pain experience pleasant touch and how often they are exposed to such touch in their daily lives. The study also aims to examine how these experiences relate to pain sensitivity and body awareness. The main questions it aims to answer are: How is the perception of pleasant touch associated with central sensitization and interoceptive awareness in individuals with chronic pain? Does the perception of pleasant touch differ between individuals with different dominant pain mechanisms (nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic)? Participants referred to a specialist Pain Clinic in Västra Götaland as part of their regular care will be invited to take part. Those who consent will complete online questionnaires assessing pain, experience and exposure to touch, interoceptive awareness, and central sensitization. Clinical data such as pain diagnosis and medical history will also be collected.
Study details
- Official title
- Being Touched in Persistent Pain: Mapping the Association Between Pleasant Touch and Central Sensitization in Patients With Persistent Pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Persistent Pain
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
- Collaborators
- Västra Götalandsregionen
- Start date
- 2026-04-26
- Primary completion
- 2030-02-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Sweden
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years and older * Referred to and accepted for assessment at Pain Clinic (Smärtteam) Västra Götaland due to persistent pain (duration ≥ 3 months) * Able to read and complete self-report questionnaires in Swedish Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to read or complete self-report questionnaires in Swedish * Need for interpreter support
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07551687