The Effect of Auditory Disturbances on Human Movement

University College of Northern Denmark

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Healthy; Pain

Treatments: Device: Auditory disturbances

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04227496

FOU-UU-2018-194_Sub-project1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study sets out to investigate the potential effect of auditory disturbances on human movement

Full description

Clinicians routinely investigate/test human movement but if/how this is effect by auditory disturbances is unclear. This study sets out to investigate the impact of auditory disturbances on human movement.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria: - Healthy participants

• Pain free healthy participants
• Able to speak, read and understand Danish and English

Exclusion Criteria: - Healthy participants

• Pain from the neck, back, arm or leg during the past 6 months up to the test session
• Former surgery in neck, back, arm or leg restricting normal movement
• Current or previous chronic or recurrent pain condition
• Pregnancy
• Current or previous neurologic, musculoskeletal or mental illnesses
• Lack of ability to cooperate

Inclusion Criteria: - Pain population

• Self reported ongoing or recurring pain from neck, back, arm or leg
• Able to speak, read and understand Danish and English

Exclusion Criteria: - Neck pain population

• Current or previous chronic or recurrent pain condition
• Former surgery in neck, back, arm or leg restricting normal movement
• Pregnancy
• Current or previous neurologic, musculoskeletal (other than what is included) or mental illnesses
• Lack of ability to cooperate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 3 patient groups

Noise1

Active Comparator group

Description:

A sound will be played while moving a body part through range of motion

Treatment:

Device: Auditory disturbances

Noise2

Active Comparator group

Description:

A sound (different from Noise 1) will be played while moving a body part through range of motion

Treatment:

Device: Auditory disturbances

No noise

No Intervention group

Description:

No sound will be played while moving a body part through range of motion