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Trial · NCT05625776

Effects of Acute Pain on Cognitive Performance in Young Adults

NCT05625776, Not applicable, Completed, University of Delaware

3 sourcestrials-2026-11-12-0.5.0

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ConductScience Library. Effects of Acute Pain on Cognitive Performance in Young Adults. Trials, record NCT05625776. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.5.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT05625776

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Trial

As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.

Title
Effects of Acute Pain on Cognitive Performance in Young Adults
NCT number
NCT05625776
Status
Completed
Phases
Not applicable
Enrollment
23 participants, actual
Lead sponsor
University of Delaware
Conditions
Pain, Acute, Cognition
Interventions
pain delivery with capsaicin and heat, distractor delivery with sensory TENS
First posted
2022-11-23
Last updated
2023-12-11

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes14

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

ListOutcomeTime frameDescription
PrimaryDigit Span Forward & Backward Testthe change between baseline and delivery (during application of intervention)number of digits (numbers) that can be repeated back in the same (DS forward) or the reverse (DS backward( order from which they were presented
PrimaryTrail Making Test A & Bthe change between baseline and delivery (during application of intervention)time required to draw a line connecting a series of numbers (TM-A) or a series of alternating letters and numbers (TM-B)
SecondaryConner's Continuous Performance Test (CPT) 3the change between baseline and delivery (during application of intervention)response time for letters vs. 'x' stimuli; number of correct inhibited responses
SecondaryHopkins Verbal Learning Test- Revisedthe change between baseline and delivery (during application of intervention)verbal memory for 3 semantic categories of 4 nouns each; immediate and delayed recall
SecondaryBrief Visuospatial Memory Test- Revisedthe change between baseline and delivery (during application of intervention)visual memory for 6 shapes and their location on a page; immediate and delayed recall and recognition
SecondaryStroop Testthe change between baseline and delivery (during application of intervention)response time and number of errors when stating the name of words printed in a congruent, neutral or incongruent color compared to the meaning of the words
SecondaryWisconsin Card Sorting Testthe change between baseline and delivery (during application of intervention)number of trials taken to deduce the new rule when the rules of a card game are changed without warning and without knowing what any of the rules are
SecondaryDelis Kaplan Executive Functional System (D-KEFS) - Verbal Fluency Sectionthe change between baseline and delivery (during application of intervention)number of words stated that match a certain category or start with a certain letter in a given time period
SecondaryNIH Toolbox Picture Sequencethe change between baseline and delivery (during application of intervention)reproduce the correct sequence of pictures
SecondaryNIH Toolbox Flankerthe change between baseline and delivery (during application of intervention)response time and errors when asked to focus on a single visual stimulus amongst distractors

Outcomes0

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

None in this release.

Results by group0

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

None in this release.

Participant flow0

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

None in this release.

Adverse events0

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

None in this release.

Adverse event totals0

The totals the trial posted for each group.

None in this release.

Papers0

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

None in this release.

Grants1

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

ProjectTitlePrincipal investigatorsOrganizationFunderFiscal years
R01AG071585Pain and Motor Learning in Older AdultsMORTON, SUSANNE MUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING2022 to 2025

Trial comparisons0

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

None in this release.

Tests8

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

TestNamed asSource
Digit Span TestPrimary outcomeConductCognition
Trail Making Test APrimary outcomeConductCognition
Trail Making Test BPrimary outcomeConductCognition
Card Sorting Test (Berg)Secondary outcomeConductCognition
Continuous Performance TestSecondary outcomeConductCognition
Stroop Color-Word TestSecondary outcomeConductCognition
Verbal FluencySecondary outcomeConductCognition
Verbal LearningSecondary outcomeConductCognition

Data dates

The day each source was copied for this release.

ClinicalTrials.gov
2026-11-12
ClinicalTrials.gov
Results, from AACT
2026-03-23
AACT
NIH grant links
2026-11-13
NIH RePORTER

Sources 3

  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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The record and each of its lists are JSON, twenty rows a page. No key.

GET https://conductscience.org/api/trials/v1/NCT05625776

GET https://conductscience.org/api/trials/v1/NCT05625776/registered