Screening Evaluation of Volunteers for Studies of Pain
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Summary
This study is a screening evaluation for volunteers who are interested in participating in National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) research studies about pain and related processes, such as emotion, mood, and decision-making. Screening may include review of medical history, physical exam, vital signs, questionnaires, blood and urine tests, and optional sensory testing to better understand pain and related symptoms. The purpose is to identify and characterize healthy volunteers and people with pain who may be eligible for future NCCIH research studies. This screening study does not test a treatment and has no formal hypothesis.
Description
Study Description: This protocol will serve as a volunteer screening protocol for intramural NCCIH. It will provide a vehicle for recruiting, examination, and preliminary testing of research volunteers for NCCIH studies. Objectives: To provide a centralized and standardized service for recruiting, screening, and characterizing volunteers interested to participate in studies of pain and related processes (e.g., emotion, affect, decision-making). Depending on their screening characteristics participants will then be offered opportunities to participate in one or more of the current studies of…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 12–100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: * Stated interest in, and availability for, participating in NCCIH studies and willingness to comply with the procedures of this protocol. * At least 12 years of age * No identified acute health concerns (i.e. symptomatic uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis, ongoing cancer (excluding skin basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma) as evidenced by screening medical history * Ability to understand and able to provide written info…
Location
- National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterBethesda, Maryland