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Neural Mechanisms of Light Driven Analgesia

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT IDNCT07245303ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

60

Study length

about 4.1 years

Ages

18+

Locations

1 site in NC

What this study is about

This trial is testing how light affects pain. Researchers will look at brain activity in people with chronic pain and healthy individuals to see if different colored lights change how the brain processes pain signals.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Equal Energy White Visual Stimulus
  • 2.Evoked Pressure Pain Stimulus
  • 3.Green light visual stimulus (S-OFF)
  • +1 more

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized (Open Label)

You are randomly assigned, but you will know your treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: Whole Brain Evoked Activation Patterns in Response to Chromatic Stimuli Contrasted with Achromatic Stimuli in Patients with cMSP and Healthy Controls Exposed to a Pressure Pain Stimulus

Secondary: Conditioned Pain Modulation, Pressure Pain Threshold

Body systems

Musculoskeletal