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Can fear of pain change how you walk? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT07636603

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Universite de Picardie Jules Verne Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at how fear of pain affects movement in 26 healthy adults. Researchers used verbal suggestions and inactive electrodes to create a sense of threat during walking and arm-pointing tasks. The goal is to understand how fear of movement changes walking speed, stride, and arm movements, which could help explain movement problems in people with chronic pain.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this study could help researchers understand how fear of movement changes the way people walk and move, which may inform future treatments for chronic pain.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study in healthy volunteers, not patients. The findings may not apply to people with actual pain conditions.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

26 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2025

Finished

Jul 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 65 years. * Ability to understand the experimental instructions and questionnaires. * No pain at inclusion and during the last 3 months. * Abstinence from short-term analgesics for 2 hours before testing. * Abstinence from coffee and cigarette smoking for 6 hours before testing. Exclusion Criteria: * History of chronic pain. * Motor, neurological, or sensory disorders. * Cardiovascular conditions likely to affect physiological measurements. * Clinically significant depressive symptoms or anxiety scores on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety disorder Kinesiophobia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Kinesiophobia (fear of movement) Movement-related threat Pain-related fear

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Eurasport

    Loos, 59120, France

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