Compares pain sensitivity in people with Parkinson disease and healthy adults
Induces experimental pain to compare pain and discomfort in Parkinson disease and healthy people.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Experimental Pain in Parkinsons
Key facts
- Where
- Aarhus, DenmarkSee the site
Where in Denmark
- Aarhus University HospitalAarhus, DenmarkTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Aarhus
- Trial code
- NCT05981261
- Record updated
- 8 August 2023
- Original description
Study comparing pain intensity and discomfort in patients with Parkinson´s disease and healthy controls during inducement of mechanical, thermal, and chemical experimental painRead full original descriptionShow less
Comparing Pain Intensity and Discomfort in Patients With Parkinson´s Disease and Healthy Controls During Inducement of Mechanical, Thermal, and Chemical Experimental Pain
Study comparing pain intensity and discomfort in patients with Parkinson´s disease and healthy controls during inducement of mechanical, thermal, and chemical experimental pain
Inclusion: Group healthy volunteers: healthy subjects with no PD diagnosis; Group PD patients levodopa: Include PD patients treated with levodopa; Group PD patients DBS: Include PD patients with DBS Exclusion criteria; Known other neurological or medical disorders (e.g., stroke, neuropathy, diabetes) or other disorders with expected influence on experimental pain; Known dementia (a score <24 on the MoCA); Known untreated depression (a score ≥15 on the Beck Depression Inventory); Unable to cooperate; Treated with painkillers except paracetamol and NSAID (except if pain and treatment is ad-equately stable as evaluated by a doctor).