Pain Sensitivity in Acute Inflammatory Pain

NCT ID: NCT01345877

Last Updated: 2016-11-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-02-28

Study Completion Date

2011-02-28

Brief Summary

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Pain is a complex experience influenced by gender and genetics, and, by psychosocial and sensory experiences. Pain sensitivity is thus highly variable between individuals.

In the present study we evaluate individuals´ pain perception in response to a number of different pain stimuli in 100 healthy volunteers (50 females and 50 males).

The data will allow us to assess pain sensitivity, to predict pain responses and to investigate gender related differences in pain perception.

A second aim is to evaluate the robustness of the different pain-tests since the tests are repeated with an interval of 2-4 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Pain perception is affected by physiological, psychological, existential and demographic factors.

In the present study psychophysiological, psychological, genetic and demographic components in pain perception are evaluated in healthy volunteers (n = 100).

Psychophysical assessments following induction of a first degree burn injury (47.0 C, 420 s, 12.5 sq.cm, lower leg) include:

* pain during induction of burn injury
* thermal thresholds
* tactile thresholds
* electrical thresholds
* areas of secondary hyperalgesia
* pressure algometric assessments
* assessment of Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control (DNIC) efficiency
* assessment of (DNIC) using cold pressor test

Psychological assessments include:

* HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)
* PCS (Pain Catastrophizing Scale)
* vulnerability score

Genetics include:

\- A118G SNP

Demographics include:

* gender
* height
* weight

Conditions

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Healthy Volunteers Are Studied

Keywords

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burn injury cold pressor test gender pain pain sensitivity pain prediction psychometrics quantitative sensory testing

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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gender

Group Type OTHER

first degree cutaneous burn injury

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

application of thermode (5 x 2.5 cm) to lower leg temperature 47.0 C, 420 s

Interventions

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first degree cutaneous burn injury

application of thermode (5 x 2.5 cm) to lower leg temperature 47.0 C, 420 s

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Modular Sensory Analyzer Thermotest (Somedic, Hörby, Sweden)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* healthy
* psychomotor ability to perform the tests
* cognitive ability to perform the tests

Exclusion Criteria

* smoker
* Body Mass Index \> 28
* participation in drug studies \< 4 weeks prior to inclusion
* chronic pain
* chronic intake of analgesics
* drug or alcohol abuse
* intake of analgesics \< 48 hours prior to study
* females not on contraceptive therapy (intra-uterine device or p-pill)
* lesion in the assessment area
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Norpharma A/S

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Copenhagen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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mads u werner

MD, DMSci

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mads U Werner, MD, DMSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Multidsciplinary Pain Center 7612, Neuroscience Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Locations

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Multidisciplinary Pain Center 7612, Neuroscience Center, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9

Copenhagen O, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Luginbuhl M, Schnider TW, Petersen-Felix S, Arendt-Nielsen L, Zbinden AM. Comparison of five experimental pain tests to measure analgesic effects of alfentanil. Anesthesiology. 2001 Jul;95(1):22-9. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200107000-00009.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11465562 (View on PubMed)

Edwards RR, Fillingim RB, Ness TJ. Age-related differences in endogenous pain modulation: a comparison of diffuse noxious inhibitory controls in healthy older and younger adults. Pain. 2003 Jan;101(1-2):155-65. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00324-x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12507710 (View on PubMed)

Neziri AY, Scaramozzino P, Andersen OK, Dickenson AH, Arendt-Nielsen L, Curatolo M. Reference values of mechanical and thermal pain tests in a pain-free population. Eur J Pain. 2011 Apr;15(4):376-83. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.08.011. Epub 2010 Oct 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20932788 (View on PubMed)

Neziri AY, Curatolo M, Nuesch E, Scaramozzino P, Andersen OK, Arendt-Nielsen L, Juni P. Factor analysis of responses to thermal, electrical, and mechanical painful stimuli supports the importance of multi-modal pain assessment. Pain. 2011 May;152(5):1146-1155. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.01.047. Epub 2011 Mar 10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21396782 (View on PubMed)

Ravn P, Frederiksen R, Skovsen AP, Christrup LL, Werner MU. Prediction of pain sensitivity in healthy volunteers. J Pain Res. 2012;5:313-26. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S33925. Epub 2012 Aug 29.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23055774 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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H-1-2009-132

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id