Pain Perception in Alzheimer's Disease

N/AUnknownNCT00192816

Rambam Health Care Campus60 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Dementia Alzheimer Type

Interventions

reaction to painBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 55 YearsMax age: 95 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease Must be able to understand a simple pain scale Exclusion Criteria: Neuropathy Psychotropic drugs use -

Locations (1)

Neurocognitive unit,Neurophysiology laborator Rambam Health Care Campus

Haifa, Israel

RECRUITING

Central Contacts

Maria Nassar, Doctor

CONTACT

0502061707 mashers@netvision.net.il

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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