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Brain and Genetic Predictors of Individual Differences in Pain and Analgesia
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Placebo Cream and Control Cream for Pain, Acute. Completed, enrolled 541 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of the study is to gain a better understanding of pain processing in the brain. Our understanding of how pain is processed in the brain is limited. We are testing for individual differences in pain perception and emotion.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
In the Placebo intervention, participants are given an inert cream with instructions that it is "Prodicaine, an effective pain-relieving drug". The cream is applied to two fingers on the left hand.
In the Control intervention, participants are given an inert cream with instructions that it is "a control cream with no effects" . The cream is applied to two fingers on the left hand.