Mindfulness and pain relief study
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at how mindfulness and expectations (placebo effects) influence how we experience pain. You'll receive a mild electrical stimulation and heat pain, and your brain will be scanned with MRI while you practice mindfulness techniques. Participation may help researchers understand how to improve pain treatments.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a healthy adult with no past or current psychiatric diagnosis (like depression or bipolar disorder).
- You have no history of seizures, stroke, or other major brain conditions that affect thinking.
- You have no current chronic pain and have not had acute pain in the past three months (excluding minor everyday aches).
- You are not taking any medications that affect the brain or nervous system (like antidepressants or anticonvulsants).
- You have no conditions that make MRI or electrical stimulation unsafe (e.g., pregnancy, metal implants, pacemaker, claustrophobia).
- You are fluent in English and able to tolerate brief, intense heat pain (like touching a hot surface) for the study tasks.
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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