The Analgesic Effect of Auditory Inputs and Its Relation to Psychological and Neurobiological Mechanisms

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Analgesia

Treatments: Behavioral: Auditory inputs

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03410563

UAarhus_Sigrid

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study investigates the analgesic effect of different auditory inputs. Employing a within-subject design, the study includes healthy participants that are exposed to thermal stimuli while listening to three different auditory inputs. By repeating this on separate test days, the involvement of bodily processes is investigated.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy participants with normal hearing

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic pain conditions
• Other medical, psychiatric or neurological disorders
• Use of pain-relieving medication 24 hours prior to testing

Trial design

48 participants in 1 patient group

Healthy participants

Treatment:

Behavioral: Auditory inputs