A trial of a novel attention bias modification paradigm on pain outcomes

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Acute pain; Musculoskeletal - Normal musculoskeletal and cartilage development and function

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000597594
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-06-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

First year psychology students

Exclusion Criteria

Reynauld's phenomena, epilepsy, cardiovascular problems, chronic pain disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Threshold: The amount of time (measured by a stopwatch) that the participant takes to report pain once the hand is immersed in the cold pressor apparatus (5 degrees celcius).[Immediately post-treatment];Pain levels: Pain is assessed at threshold (when the participants first report pain) and tolerance (when they remove their arm from the cold pressor) on a visual analog scale. An average is used. [immediately post-treatment];Tolerance: Tolerance is the time that the participant leaves their arm in the cold pressor (maximum time 4 minutes). Recorded by stopwatch.[Immediately post-interveniton]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HesitanceThe time taken to fully immerse the hand in the cold pressor from the instruction to do so (timed with a stopwatch). [Immediately post intervention]