Detection of Electrodermal Activity in Pain 1

Launched by COPENHAGEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, HVIDOVRE · Nov 5, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, titled "Detection of Electrodermal Activity in Pain 1," is exploring how our bodies respond to pain and whether certain emotional factors, like stress, can influence that response. The study involves healthy volunteers who will experience pain from a cold pressor test (which involves placing a hand in cold water) while researchers measure changes in their skin's electrical activity. This information will help in developing a system to recognize different levels of pain based on these measurements.

To participate, you need to be over 18 years old and a Danish citizen, but you must not currently be experiencing any pain or taking pain medications. The researchers will randomly assign participants to either the cold pressor test alone or the test combined with a mild stress task. Throughout the trial, you’ll fill out questionnaires to share your pain experience and any feelings of stress. This study aims to gather insights that could lead to further research on understanding pain better in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Danish
• • Age over 18
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Presence of current pain
• • Current use of analgesic medication
• • Persistent or recurrent pain that exists for longer than 3 months
• • Blood circulation or cardiovascular disorders
• • Hypertension
• • A skin condition on the to-be-tested body parts
• • Raynaud syndrome
• • Substance abuse
• • Pregnancy or lactation and
• • A current diagnosis with psychological/ psychiatric disorders
• • Diagnosed with chronic illness
• • Symptoms of an infectious disease
• • PHQ-9 reveals suicidal ideation