80
Participants
Start Date
August 12, 2019
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2021
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2021
Perception Threshold Tracking (PTT)
low-current electrical stimulation of both large- and small nerve fibers.
Axon-flair mediated respons
Laser-doppler examination of small blood vessels in the peripheral skin.
Heart rate variability
4 measurements of heart rate.
Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST)
Seven tests measuring 13 parameters including heat- and cold-detection and pain thresholds, mechanical pain treshold, mechanical detection threshold, pressure pain treshold and vibration threshold.
Peripheral blood pressure and transcutaneous oxygen tension
Ankle/brachial index, toe/brachial index, TcpO2.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
MRI-scans of peripheral nerves and the central nervous system. Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) MRI.
Questionnaires
Questionnaires for detecting painful neuropathy
Corneal Confocal Microscopy /CCM)
Confocal microscopy of the cornea measuring NBD, NFD, NFL
Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg
Aalborg University
OTHER
Aalborg University Hospital
OTHER