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Do Emotions and Pain Combined Affect Mechanical Pain Thresholds and Other Pain-related Variables in Individuals with Chronic Pain?
Sponsor: Linnaeus University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate if different emotional states could influence mechanical pain thresholds and other pain - related variables such as pain tolerance, pain intensity and pain - related negative affect in individuals with chronic pain.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
19 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
180
Start Date
2026-03-01
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2025-02-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Emotional intervention
Emotional intervention Description: The participant will watch a short video-clip with negative emotional content while simultaneously experience experimentally induced pain.
Emotional intervention
Description: The participant will watch a short video-clip with positive emotional content while simultaneously experience experimentally induced pain.
Emotional intervention
Description: The participant will watch a short video-clip with neutral emotional content while simultaneously experience experimentally induced pain.