Refining the Homunculus as a Basis to Unravel Its Role in Non-Specific Chronic Back Pain

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 0000-00-00
• Target enrollment: 80
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim is to disentangle the supraspinal sensorimotor representation and its potential cortical reorganization of different thoraco-lumbar motion segments by using a novel computer-controlled, MR compatible pneumatic spinal indentation device (pneuSPID).

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Balgrist University Hospital
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; Dimenhydrinate
• Last Updated: 2017-08-22

Criteria

Inclusion criteria healthy subjects:

• Aged between 18 and 60

• Proficient in german language

• Written informed consent after being informed

• Classified as eligible for experiment participation at eligibility visit

Inclusion criteria CLBP patients:

• Aged between 18 and 60

• Proficient in german language

• Written informed consent after being informed

• Recurrent low back pain for more than 3 months

• Classified as eligible for experiment participation at eligibility visit