Pain Blocking During Drug Administration or Blood Collection With Needles

Completed

Conditions studied: Pain, Intractable

In brief

There is a gating mechanism in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord that acts to facilitate or inhibit transmission of pain signals to the brain. The gate can be closed by mechanical stimuli such as touch and vibration.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01166906

Run by

University of California, Irvine

People needed

53

Starts

2010-03-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2022-11-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Receiving an injection with a needle
• Able to score the pain on a scale of 0-10 using the universal pain assessment tool, preferably 7 years of age or older

You may not qualify if…

• Current pregnancy
• Inability to understand and carry out instruction

Where it is running

• Beckman Laser Institute Medical clinic — Irvine, California, United States

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