Pilot Study on the Effect of Acupuncture Treatment on Pain Perception and on the Ability to Cope With Pain
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Pain
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 41
- Locations
- 1
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 16 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The Purpose of this study is to evaluate whether cognitive and emotional components take part in the positive acupuncture effect on pain.
Detailed Description
The effect of acupuncture on pain intensity has been already investigated and confirmed. Recent publication (Pariente J., et a., 2005) indicated that acupuncture may affect midbrain areas, that are associated with cognitive control of pain. The Pain Self Regulation Model (Levental, 1980)distinguishes between emotional response pain representations and cognitive pain representations. According to this model, emotional and cognitive pain representations leads to a new (cognitive or emotional) evaluation of the pain, that affects its perception and the ability to cope with it (Levental at al., 2001). This study will try to assess the hypothesis that acupuncture treatment is involved in this process. The study is designed as pilot study, limited to 45 patients.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •patients suffering from pain,who are reffered for acupuncture treatment,and consented to participate in this study
Exclusion Criteria
- •children under 18 years of age
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified