Comparison of the impact of two NEurofeedback EEG protocols on the perception and threshold of experimental pain in healthy subjects

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Recruiting

• Registration Number: LBCTR2023065392
• Lead Sponsor: Saint Joseph University of Beirut – Dr Sandra Kobaiter Maarrawi

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-12-21
• Study Start: 2024-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria are:
-Young and healthy subject, aged between 18 and 30 years old
-Male and female sex
-Right handed
- Absence of urticaria reactions to cold
-No analgesics 6 hours before visits/tests
-Regular sleep cycle (Bergen insomnia scale Ar-Fr)
- Perceived stress within the norms(PSS10 Ar-Fr)

Exclusion Criteria

-Chronic Pain
-Psychiatric and/or neurological pathologies
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PCL-S) (see appendix 4)
-Anxiety or depression (HAD Ar-Fr) (see appendix 5)
-Amputations
-Uncorrected visual or hearing impairment
-History of cardiovascular disorders
-History of fainting or seizures
-History of frostbite
-Open cut of the arm to immerse in the cold pressor test
-Fracture of the limb to be immersed
-History of Reynaud's phenomenon

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ame: Reduction of pain perception with TENS after treatment.;Timepoints: before and after each session. And the start and end of experiment.;Measure: pain perception using Verbal Rating scale;Name: increase of pain tolerance with CPT after treatment;Timepoints: before and after each session. And the start and end of experiment. Measure 2: maximum time of hand submersion.;Measure: maximum time of hand submersion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ame: efficacity of schultz relaxation to increase alpha amplitude during training.;Timepoints: before and after each session. And the start and end of experiment;Measure: mean alpha wave amplitude using an eeg;Name: efficacity of Motor imagery to decrease alpha amplitude during training;Timepoints: before and after each session. And the start and end of experiment.;Measure: mean alpha wave amplitude using an eeg