Effect of Prayer on Conditioned Pain Modulation and on Pain Intensity in Healthy Religious University Students
NCT ID: NCT04614272
Last Updated: 2021-09-05
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
208 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-11-01
2021-02-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The aim of this study is to measure the effect of praying as an intervention on conditioned pain modulation and on pain intensity.
The investigators hypothesize that prayer would increase conditioned pain modulation compared to a no prayer control group in a healthy religious population.
The investigators hypothesize that participants engaging in active prayer will show a higher increase in conditioned pain modulation compared to those engaging in passive prayer or no prayer.
The present study is a randomized controlled trial comparing the effect of two types of prayer, the passive and the active prayer and no prayer, on conditioned pain modulation using the heat protocol and on pain intensity. Participants are to be randomly assigned to 2 groups: the prayer group and the control group.
The control group is of (n=50) participants and the prayer group is (n=150) participants to be divided according to the style of praying identified by the prayer function scale into active and passive prayer group.
Appropriate statistical analyses will be performed to evaluate and compare treatment effects.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SCREENING
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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active prayer group
the active prayer group will mediate over an active type of prayer
Prayer
Prayer is a non-pharmaceutical method of pain management and a form of alternative medicine.
passive prayer group
the passive prayer group will mediate over a passive type of prayer
Prayer
Prayer is a non-pharmaceutical method of pain management and a form of alternative medicine.
control group
the control group will read a poem
Reading a poem
Reading is a distraction tool for pain management
Interventions
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Prayer
Prayer is a non-pharmaceutical method of pain management and a form of alternative medicine.
Reading a poem
Reading is a distraction tool for pain management
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Healthy male.
* University students
* Religious participants who would score at least two over six on the Non Organizational Religious Activities subscale of the Duke University Religious Index.
Exclusion Criteria
* Individuals with chronic pain.
* Individuals with psychiatric disease.
* Individuals suffering from headache for more than 2 days a month.
* Individuals with high blood pressure.
* Individuals under regular use of medication.
* Individuals who would score 1 or 0 on the on the Non Organizational Religious Activities subscale of the Duke University Religious Index.
18 Years
25 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University Ghent
OTHER
Antonine University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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charbel najem
assisstant professor
Principal Investigators
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Mira Meeus, Phd
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University Ghent
Locations
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Antonine University
Beirut, , Lebanon
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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charbel najem
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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