The Effect of Nonverbal Vocalisations on Pain Tolerance

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Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

Humans produce non-verbal vocalizations (shouting, growling, screaming), laughter, ...) in various contexts that are likely to perform biological functions. and important social issues. Yet despite their importance in the human vocal repertoire, the mechanisms and functions of non-verbal vocalizations remain little studied and poorly understood including in humans. In this context, the investigators wish to examine how the production of vocalizations non-verbal communication influences pain tolerance in healthy adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04425395

Run by

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

People needed

104

Starts

2022-05-11

Expected to finish

2026-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participant in good health
• Affiliated or entitled participant in a social security scheme
• Participant who has received informed information about the study and has co-signed a consent to participate in the study with the investigator.

You may not qualify if…

• Chronic pain
• High blood pressure or poor circulation
• Cardiac or vascular disease, or a heart condition (including symptoms of Raynaud's syndrome)
• Allergy or hypersensitivity to cold
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy
• Pregnancy
• Recent serious injury
• Neurological or psychiatric condition known to affect pain tolerance (e.g., peripheral neuropathy, schizophrenia)
• History of fainting or seizures
• History of frostbite
• Chronic smoker (more than 10 cigarettes a day)

Where it is running

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint-Etienne — Saint-Etienne, France (enrolling)

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