Pain beliefs and brain activity during experimental pain
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at how your beliefs about pain affect brain activity when you feel pain. It uses a mild pain stimulus (capsaicin) and brain stimulation (TMS) to see the brain's responses in healthy young adults.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 35 years old.
- You are generally healthy, with no current pain, recent injury, or surgery in the past 3 months.
- You are not taking any pain or psychiatric medications.
- You do not have a history of seizures, stroke, brain/spinal cord surgery, or other neurological conditions.
- You do not have any metal in your head, cochlear implants, pacemaker, or other implanted electronic devices.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you have no allergy to capsaicin.
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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