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NOICE vs. Nothing | Thermode
Sponsor: Stanford University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to test whether the non-visual immersive technologies, which uses spatial audio simulation, can help people better tolerate heat pain. As a proof-of-concept study, study team will use the NOICE device. This research is not studying the NOICE device specifically and the device is not a medical device.
Official title: NOICE vs. Nothing | Thermode: A Prospective, Randomized, Crossover Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 99 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2025-10-01
Completion Date
2026-09-30
Last Updated
2025-09-26
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Spatial audio stimulation
Study RA will affix the thermode to the dorsum of the participant's dominant or non-dominant hand. Participants will undergo heat-pain-inducing thermode exposure. The intervention will be randomized to receive spatial audio stimulation or not for the first HPT trial, then crossed over to the other study condition for the second HPT trial. Participants will be randomized to expose their dominant or non-dominant hand first. Between each levels test, the thermode will be moved to the other hand (ex: VR: DH, NDH, DH; Nothing: NDH, DH, NDH). There will be a 30 second break between each levels test and a five-minute washout period between each intervention.
No spatial audio stimulation
Study RA will affix the thermode to the dorsum of the participant's dominant or non-dominant hand. Participants will undergo heat-pain-inducing thermode exposure. The intervention will be randomized to receive spatial audio stimulation or not for the first HPT trial, then crossed over to the other study condition for the second HPT trial. Participants will be randomized to expose their dominant or non-dominant hand first. Between each levels test, the thermode will be moved to the other hand (ex: VR: DH, NDH, DH; Nothing: NDH, DH, NDH). There will be a 30 second break between each levels test and a five-minute washout period between each intervention.
Locations (1)
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Palo Alto, California, United States