Relationship of pain threshold and pain tolerance to cognitive functioning in healthy adults and older people.
Completed
- Conditions
- ormale verouderinghealthy aging
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32362
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
age 40 years or above
Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 24 or above
Exclusion Criteria
dementia
history of psychiatric disorders
history of substance abuse
severe sight problems
history of cerebral trauma, cerebrovascular disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, neoplasm, epilepsy, disturbances of conciousness, focal brain disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Pain threshold, pain tolerance, scores on the separate cognitive domains.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The amount of pain measured by the different pain scales, the score of the mood<br /><br>questionnaire.</p><br>
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