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Spatiotemporal Thalamocortical Alterations Underlie Experimental and Chronic Pain

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · with National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) · NCT06968689

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–60 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
60
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
June 1, 2025
Record last updated
March 2, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The purpose of this study is to assess thalamocortical (TC) connectivity during tonic pressure pain, to evaluate alpha activity during tonic pressure pain and to determine pressure pain ratings by using Electroencephalography (EEG), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), sham and Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS)

Being studied: transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS); Sham; transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS)

Conditions: Pain

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Meet the MRI / EEG screening criteria
  • Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria

  • Current or history of major medical, neurological, or psychiatric illness based on self-report
  • History of cardiac, respiratory, or nervous system disease that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes participation in the study because of a heightened potential for adverse outcome (for example: asthma or claustrophobia)
  • History of head trauma
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Presence of any contraindications to MRI scanning (for example: cardiac pacemaker, metal implants, claustrophobia, pregnancy, cannot lie still in fMRI scanner)
  • Conditions making study participation difficult (e.g., paralysis, psychoses, or other severe psychological problems as per the judgment of a study investigator during Session 1)
  • Active substance abuse disorders (based on subject self-report)

Recruiting US locations

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

    Houston, TX 77030

    Site contact: Wen Li, PhD · (713) 486-2700 · Wen.Li.1@uth.tmc.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Wen Li, PhD · (713) 486-2700 · Wen.Li.1@uth.tmc.edu
  • Jada Malveaux · (713) 486-2700 · Jada.Malveaux@uth.tmc.edu
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