Exercise and pain processing in healthy adults
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests how aerobic exercise affects the way your body processes pain. If you are a healthy adult without chronic pain, you may be able to join.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 50 years old
- You do not have any ongoing pain
- You have no chronic pain now or in the past
- You do not take prescription pain medication regularly
- You are not taking blood thinning medication and do not have a bleeding disorder like hemophilia
- You do not have a lung or breathing condition that limits exercise, such as asthma
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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