Oberserving painful movement of the lower back and its effects on the oberserver's pain perception.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pain perception in healthy volunteers; M54.5; Low back pain

• Registration Number: DRKS00010399
• Lead Sponsor: Hochschule für Gesundheit

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2016-06-11
• Study Start: 2017-01-18
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

a) students of Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum, b) age > 18 years c) basic skills in german language (reading and understanding)

Exclusion Criteria

a) acute low back pain, b) spinal chirurgical interventions in patient history, c) wounds, hematoma or else in the lower back region, d) severe impairments of vision, e) severe impairment of intellectual cognition, f) red flags indicating severe diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
changes in pressure pain thresholds of the lower back measured via analogue algometer (Force Dial, Wagner Instruments) directly before and after observation of the video/book.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
a) correlation between empathy and pressure pain threshold in the pretest b) correlations between empathy and changes of pressure pain thresholds.<br>The ability and extent of showing empathy is measured via the Saarbrücker Persönlichkeitsfragebogen zur Empathie (SPF).