Pain in people with high cognitive abilities

This study checks whether a “pain behavior” checklist works well and gives consistent results in adults who can’t communicate verbally and who have an artificial airway. It may help clinicians better recognize pain in people who cannot tell them directly.

This study looks at how accurately people can describe their pain and related symptoms. It may help researchers improve how pain is measured in future studies.

This study looks at how people think about and rate their own pain. You may be able to join if you have had muscle or bone pain for at least 3 months, in more than one area, and that pain varies in intensity.

This study tests a Turkish version of a questionnaire that uses pictures to measure how pain affects daily life. It will help make sure the questionnaire is accurate and useful for Turkish-speaking people with chronic pain.

This study tests how people sense heat and pain, and how the brain and emotions may influence that experience. It is designed for healthy adults and may involve training sessions and (for some parts) MRI scanning.

This study looks at how beliefs, mood, and social factors affect how people express and judge pain. It mainly uses pain/heat testing and—if chosen—brain scans to understand why pain reports can differ between people.