Mind over pain: study probes link between emotional blindness and spinal stimulation success
NCT ID NCT07696286
First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a condition called alexithymia—difficulty recognizing and describing emotions—affects pain levels and quality of life in people with chronic pain who use a spinal cord stimulator. Researchers will ask 20 participants to fill out questionnaires about emotions, anxiety, depression, and childhood experiences, and compare those answers with their pain scores. The goal is to understand why some people get more relief from spinal cord stimulation than others, which could improve how doctors choose candidates for this treatment.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If links are found, it could help doctors better select patients for spinal cord stimulation and set realistic expectations for pain relief.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-time-point observational study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly and cannot prove cause and effect.
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Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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