NCT05625776View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Effects of Acute Pain on Cognitive Performance in Young Adults

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

23

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 22, 2023

Primary Completion Date

November 16, 2023

Study Completion Date

November 16, 2023

Conditions
Pain, AcuteCognition
Interventions
PROCEDURE

pain delivery with capsaicin and heat

Experimental pain paradigm delivered (capsaicin cream combined with heat) that is short-term and painful but not harmful

PROCEDURE

distractor delivery with sensory TENS

Distractor stimulus delivered (sensory TENS electrical stimulation) that is short-term and attention-demanding but not painful

Trial Locations (1)

19713

University of Delaware, Newark

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

lead

University of Delaware

OTHER