Hilotherapy at four different Temperatures to Measure Pain Threshold and Tolerance in Periocular Regio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pain threshold and pain tolerance at different temperatures in healthy volunteers
- Registration Number
- DRKS00023028
- Lead Sponsor
- niversität zu Köln Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy Caucasians volunteer over 18 years old in both genders
Exclusion Criteria
Volunteers with glaucoma, dry eye or other inflammatory diseases, mental illness, diabetes, substance abuse, Raynaud's syndrome, facial surgery.
Pregnant females volunteers.
Volunteers with pacemakers or implanted electronic devices.
Volunteers who are unable to cooperate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain threshold:<br>the time point at which the subject first reports noticeable pain; <br>pain tolerance:<br>the time point for subjects that they can no longer endure the cold stimulation.<br>Pain intensity score:<br>The maximum degree of pain felt during the test, and the type of pain (dull pain, sharp pain, burning pain...).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The relationship between pain scores and the volunteers' physical characteristics (age, gender, body fat index, body temperature) will be analyzed.