Examination of Psychological and Physiological Pathways Linking Gratitude and Pain
NCT ID: NCT06317844
Last Updated: 2025-09-16
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
145 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-09-10
2025-08-19
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
BASIC_SCIENCE
NONE
Study Groups
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Gratitude Writing
In the gratitude writing condition, participants will write continuously for 5 minutes about someone they are grateful for.
Behavioral Writing Intervention
This behavioral intervention will require participants to write about certain aspects of their lives.
Neutral Writing
Participants in the neutral writing condition will write continuously for 5 minutes about how they got to the research laboratory.
Behavioral Writing Intervention
This behavioral intervention will require participants to write about certain aspects of their lives.
Interventions
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Behavioral Writing Intervention
This behavioral intervention will require participants to write about certain aspects of their lives.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* must be at least 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria
* Raynaud's disease
* epilepsy
* being pregnant
* having a current injury to or open cut or sore on one's non-dominant hand
* history of fainting or seizures
* history of frostbite in non-dominant hand
* chronic pain conditions (e.g., fibromyalgia, neuropathy, arthritis)
* diabetes
* malignant tumor
* chronic lung disease
* liver disease
* kidney disease
* gastrointestinal diseases
* currently taking opioids
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
NIH
Black Hills State University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Nathan Deichert, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Black Hills State University
Locations
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Black Hills State University
Spearfish, South Dakota, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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BlackHillsHealthPsych
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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