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Can a laugh or a calm video change how much pressure hurts?

NCT ID NCT07802444

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Linnaeus University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 03, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial asks whether the level of emotional excitement, separate from feeling good or bad, can change how much pressure a person can tolerate before it hurts. Researchers will show healthy adults either a funny video, a calm pleasant video, or a neutral one, and then measure their pressure pain thresholds at several body sites. The goal is to see if high-arousal positive emotions increase pain tolerance while low-arousal positive emotions might decrease it.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Emotional high arousing intervention (humor video) and low arousal positive intervention (pleasant video)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could clarify how emotional intensity, not just positivity, influences pain perception, potentially guiding future pain management approaches.
What could go wrong
This is an early, small study in healthy volunteers, so results may not apply to people with chronic pain. The effect of arousal on pain thresholds might be small or inconsistent.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 120 people

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Expected to start

Oct 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

May 2027

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Above 18 years of age, fluent in Swedish. Exclusion Criteria: * Pain anywhere in body during the test session, known neurological disease.

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High arousing positive emotion Low arousing positive condition

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