Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk III: Stress and Resilience
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Conditions studied: Discrimination, Racial, Stress Physiology, Pain
In brief
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the relationship between environmental structural racism and discrimination and chronic pain risk in Native American adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. How does environmental structural racism and discrimination affect chronic pain-promoting mechanisms in Native Americans? 2. What psychosocial factors buffer the negative effects of environmental structural racism and discrimination on chronic pain-promoting mechanisms?
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05723081
- Run by
- University of Oklahoma
- People needed
- 220
- Starts
- 2023-02-03
- Expected to finish
- 2027-03-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-04-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Self-identify as Native American/American Indian
You may not qualify if…
- <18 years of age
- Self-reported history of cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, musculoskeletal, or neurological disorders
- Surrent chronic pain, defined as persistent, bothersome pain on more days than not for at least 3 months)
- Self-reported current substance dependence
- Sse of medication that could interfere with testing (e.g., recent use of analgesics, antidepressants, or anti-anxiety medications)
- Inability to speak English
- Current psychosis (assessed by Psychosis Screening Questionnaire)
- Serious cognitive impairment (assessed by <20 score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment [MoCA])
- Possible peripheral neuropathy (assessed by nerve conduction study)
Where it is running
- University of Oklahoma - Schusterman Center — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States (enrolling)
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