Mapping Stress and Pain Interactions (G072323N)

Launched by UNIVERSITY GHENT · Mar 17, 2025

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • • Participants aged 18 to 45 years with a BMI between 18.5 and 35 kg/m², who are proficient in the Dutch language and do not meet the exclusion criteria listed below
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Body weight \>150 kg (maximum weight for the MRI scanner).
• • Postmenopausal individuals.
• • Use of hormone replacement therapy.
• • Current or history of severe psychiatric, neurological (related to the brain, spinal cord, or nerves), endocrine (related to the hormonal system), or cardiovascular (related to the heart and blood vessels) conditions (e.g., cancer, cardiovascular disease, epilepsy, diabetes, etc.).
• • History of spinal surgery, spinal trauma, severe spinal deformities, or neurogenic back pain.
• • Having a severe communicative or cognitive disorder.
• • Use of medication that is not stable for at least 1 month prior to the test session.
• • Regular drug use (≥1 time per week).
• • Contraindications for MRI (such as claustrophobia, implanted electronic devices like a pacemaker, metal splinters in the body, etc.).
• • Currently pregnant or have been pregnant in the past year.
• • Breastfeeding.