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The purpose of this study is to determine response to pain in Alzheimer's disease.We plan to study the effect of diffuse noxious inhibitory controls(counterirritation phenomenon)and the autonomic nervous system reaction(reflected by the heart rate) in Alzheimer's disease. The study's hypothesis is that pain perception and autonomic nervous system reaction are altered in Alzheimer's disease.


Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Observational Model: Defined Population, Primary Purpose: Screening, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional


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NCT number NCT00192816
Study type Observational
Source Rambam Health Care Campus
Contact Maria Nassar, Doctor
Phone 0502061707
Email mashers@netvision.net.il
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date June 2005