NCT04461210

Vulvodynia Pain Thresholds

Objective Assessment of Pain Thresholds in Women With Vulvodynia

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Annotated pain maps will be created showing region and size of areas sensitive to mechanical stimulus in both women affected by vulvar pain and unaffected control patients.

Detailed description

The investigators will develop annotated pain maps showing region and size of areas sensitive to mechanical stimulus. The pain maps will be created by combining IR images, photographs, and clinical input, and will be correlated with patient co-morbidities. The IR images will assess for areas of inflammation and increased skin temperature. Pain maps will be created with patient response to mechanical stimulation with a cotton swab and will be overlaid on the thermographic images. Through this combination of measurements, the investigators plan to expand the diagnostic tools used in patient care as well as on the classification of this heterogeneous disorder.

Conditions

• Vulvodynia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Thermographic Imaging and Mechanical Pain Assessment	Assessment of pain sensitivity with mechanical stimulus (cotton swab) and thermographic imaging with infrared camera

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-28
• Primary completion: 2024-01-06
• Completion: 2024-01-06
• First posted: 2020-07-08
• Last updated: 2025-07-08
• Results posted: 2025-07-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States