To what extent does experimentally induced pain affect the mental rotation of body parts and non-body objects in healthy participants?
Completed
- Conditions
- Experimentally induced acute pain (intramuscular hypertonic saline injections) and laterality recognitionPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613000129785
- Lead Sponsor
- nitec, NZ
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 18-50
Ability to speak and write English
Ability to give written, informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Orthopaedic or neurological disorders of the upper limb or neck
Significant visual impairment
Diagnosis of dyslexia
Pain on the day of testing (chronic or acute)
Use of pain medications on day of testing
Trauma to upper limb
Fracture/dislocation
Open wounds or skin conditions
Pain related conditions: Pain catastrophising (>24 on pain catatrophising scale (PCS) (Pedler, 2010)), Somatic hypervigilance (>7 on modified somatic pain questionnaire (MSPQ) (Donaldson et al., 2011))
History of fainting or seizures
Diagnosis of haemophilia or other clotting disease
Allergy to latex products
Non-New Zealand citizens or residents
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method