| NCT ID | NCT05981261 |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | — |
| Sponsor | University of Aarhus |
| Condition | Pain |
| Study Type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Enrollment | 63 participants |
| Start Date | 2023-06-07 |
| Primary Completion | 2027-01-01 |
Trial Parameters
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Brief Summary
Study comparing pain intensity and discomfort in patients with Parkinson´s disease and healthy controls during inducement of mechanical, thermal, and chemical experimental pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria * Group healthy volunteers: healthy subjects with no PD diagnosis * Group PD patients levodopa: Include PD patients treated with levodopa * Group PD patients DBS: Include PD patients with DBS Exclusion criteria * Known other neurological or medical disorders (e.g., stroke, neuropathy, diabetes) or other disorders with expected influence on experimental pain * Known dementia (a score \<24 on the MoCA) * Known untreated depression (a score ≥15 on the Beck Depression Inventory) * Unable to cooperate * Treated with painkillers except paracetamol and NSAID (except if pain and treatment is ad-equately stable as evaluated by a doctor)