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Filter by:The goal of this experimental study is to examine the impact of a virtual reality paradigm on heat pain perception in healthy volunteers. The main question it aims to answer is to determine if the virtual reality paradigm reduces pain intensity and unpleasantness evoked by tonic heat pain stimulation. Tonic heat pain stimulation is applied on the left forearm of participants using a Peltier thermode immediately before, during and immediately after virtual reality exposure. Using a with-subject design, participants are sequentially exposed to both the virtual reality condition and an active control condition. The order of administration of the virtual reality and control conditions is randomized.
This study was conducted to a Comparison of Pain Perception for Nerve Block and Infiltration Injection Using the Conventional Method and Two Computerized Control Systems.
This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of swaddling and inhaling mother's breast milk odour on the pain and comfort during the placement of peripheral intravenous catheter in term infants.The population of the study consisted of term infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit of Karadeniz Ereğli State Hospital between 1st October 2020 and 1st October 2021. According to the G-Power analysis, the sample size was calculated as 120 and term infants were equally assigned to three experimental groups and a control group, each of which consisted of 30 infants. During the placement of peripheral intravenous catheter, the infants in the 1st experimental group were swaddled, the infants in the 2ndexperimentalgroup were made to inhale the mother's breast milk odour, the infants in the 3rd experimental group were both swaddled and made to inhale the mother's breast milk odour and no procedure was applied to the infants in the control group. The pain and comfort levels of infants in the experimental and control groups were assessed before, during and after the placement of peripheral intravenous catheter. "Infant Descriptive Information Form", "Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)" and "Neonatal Comfort Behaviour Scale (NCBS) were used to collect data.
The aims of this study are to explore what beliefs children and adolescents manifest about the cause of the pain they describe; to compare whether if there are differences between beliefs by age and by persistence of pain; and to relate explanations of the cause of pain with current scientific evidence to determine if these beliefs are erroneous.
This exploratory study is to improve an established pain model by a new stimulation profile that allows preferential activation of C fibers that are of main clinical interest in chronic pain and also to generate a stable secondary hyperalgesia, which is of particular interest in the actual research of acute and chronic pain. It is to investigate if the specific activation of afferent sensory fibers and expected lower current intensities makes it more comfortable for the participant as motor neuron activation is much less pronounced at low current intensities. Therefore it compares the area under the curve (AUC) of hyperalgesia during electrical, intracutaneous 25 ms half-sine wave stimulation at a pain level of the numeric rating scale (NRS) of 6 out of 10 for 65 minutes compared to 500 µs rectangular pulses.
This single-blind two-arm randomized control trial (RCT) aims to evaluate the pain perception during and following administration of dental local anaesthesia using two different systems; i.e. computer-controlled (CCLA) and conventional.
The purpose of this randomized pilot study is to collect preliminary data on the impacts of lavender essential oil aromatherapy on the patient-reported quality of pain management provided for the vascular surgery patient population. The investigators hypothesize that individuals who use a lavender aromastick as a part of their pain management plan will report improved perceptions of the quality of their pain management as measured by the Revised American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire (APS-POQ-R). Subjects will be randomized to the control (empty aromastick) and intervention group (aromastick infused with lavender oil), and will use this device as an addition to their pain management plan. Additionally, this pilot study will allow the researchers to evaluate the feasibility of a larger randomized control trial, assess the validity of the survey tool, and collect feedback from patients on the acceptability of the aromatherapy intervention as a complementary therapy during their hospital stay.
Electromyography (EMG) is a useful test for diagnosis and monitoring of lower motor neuron disorders. It is mostly done in conjunction with a Nerve Conduction Study (NCS). Like other invasive medical procedures; electrodiagnostic tests have been known to cause iatrogenic pain for the patient, the intensity of which varies from person to person. Multiple modifiable as well as non-modifiable risk factors associated with EMG pain have been described in literature.Various approaches targeting different mechanisms of pain perception have been tested to make this procedure comfortable for the patients. These approaches range from simple distraction techniques to the use of topical and oral analgesics.Most of these studies have looked at adult population which has, supposedly, better pain tolerance as compared to children. Data on EMG associated pain in pediatric population is scant. This trial will assess the effect of combined oral and topical analgesics to reduce pain perception during NCS and EMG tests in the pediatric population.
The assessment and treatment of pain in neonates remains a challenge. In an effort to improve the quality of care while limiting opioid-related adverse effects, this study aims to determine the efficacy of a non-pharmacological intervention on the mitigation of nociception-specific responses to a skin breaking procedure in term and preterm neonates. Such responses will be measured using behavioral measures as well as with electroencephalography-based methods.
The researchers' implement and measure the effects of a singing group intervention program for older adults, with an RCT design, in a natural context, on the health, well-being and cognitive function of older adults.