How beliefs affect pain relief
This study looks at how people's natural attitudes and beliefs affect their experience of pain relief. It involves applying mild heat to the forearm and may help researchers understand why some people benefit more from treatments.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are generally healthy
- You have a dominant focus on either achieving goals or avoiding problems (we will check this)
- You do not have chronic pain now and have not had it recently
- You can tolerate mild heat on your forearm
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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