Emotions and tailbone pain study
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at how people with chronic tailbone pain (coccydynia) understand and express their emotions—a trait called alexithymia. The goal is to see if there is a link between emotional awareness and the severity of tailbone pain.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are willing to join the study and sign a consent form.
- You can read and understand questionnaires.
- You do not have a severe, active psychiatric disorder like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
- You do not have thinking or communication problems that would make consent hard.
- You do not have a current suicide risk or active psychosis.
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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