Psychological Context Effects

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Control Condition; Positive Communication (Primary); Negative Communication
• Interventions: Behavioral: communication type

• Registration Number: NCT03855254
• Lead Sponsor: Swansea University

Brief Summary

This study explores how contextual effects in the fore of positive and negative communication can affect the effect of an osteopathic technique on pain pressure thresholds.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-05
• Study Completion: 2019-01-10
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Study First Submitted: 2019-02-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-02-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-24
• Study First Posted: 2019-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

• Health volunteers with no forms of existing pain.

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants with existing pain.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Negative communication	communication type	-
Positive communication	communication type	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain pressure threshold	6 months	This is the degree to which the participant can tolerate pressure induced through an algometer.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Swansea University; 🇬🇧 Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom