Clinical Trial

Cognitive Conditioned Pain Modulation

Study acronym: CognitiveCPM
Completed
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Summary
This "pain reduces pain" study looks at how the brain reduces pain when a person feels two painful sensations at the same time. There is considerable evidence that the brain can "turn down" pain using natural endogenous pain-control systems. The current CPM study measures whether attentional processes can also make a measurable contribution to pain inhibition alongside neurochemical mechanisms.
Protocol Amendment History 1 amendment
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended once since 2025-11-14.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07234123
Lead Sponsor University of Washington
Collaborators: Mayday Fund
Conditions Healthy Participants
Enrollment 24 participants
Start Date 2024-08-09
Primary Completion 2025-05-29 (estimated)
Study Completion 2025-05-29 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-01-07