NCT05730127

Pain Inhibitory Effects of Other Pain Induced by Mechanical Pressure Compared to Electrical Stimulation and Cold Water.

Conditioned Pain Modulation Induced by Mechanical Stimulation: A Mechanism of Manual Therapy Analgesia - Study 1

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Josue Fernandez Carnero · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective is to estimate the effects on pain thresholds of a painful mechanical stimulus on the upper trapezius compared to a painful electrical stimulus and a diffuse noxious stimulus using the cold water hand immersion test.

Detailed description

The mechanical stimulus produced in manual therapy (MT) techniques elicits neurophysiological responses within the peripheral and central nervous system responsible for pain inhibition. Almost all types of MT elicit a neurophysiological response that is associated with the descending pain modulation circuit. But it has not been demonstrated whether this inhibition occurs through a conditioned pain modulation mechanism induced by painful mechanical stimulation that is carried out with manual therapy techniques.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Conditioning stimulus	Pain stimulus on non-dominant side

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-15
• Primary completion: 2023-04-17
• Completion: 2023-04-21
• First posted: 2023-02-15
• Last updated: 2023-05-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain