Clinical Trial: Effects of Acute Pain on Cognitive Performance in Young Adults
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Pain, Acute
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Effects of Acute Pain on Cognitive Performance in Young Adults
Brief Summary:
The effects of pain on cognitive performance have not been thoroughly investigated.Broadly, the purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of acute pain on performance of a variety of cognitive performance measures.The investigators hypothesize that acute pain impairs cognitive performance, particularly cognitive measures of working memory, attention, and processing speed.
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